first mate

noun

the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain.

Also called chief mate, chief officer, first officer, mate.

Words nearby first mate

first-line, firstling, First Lord, first-loss policy, firstly, first mate, first messenger, First Minister, first molar, first mortgage, First Mover

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Example sentences from the Web for first mate

The first-mate seized the extemporised cord and drew hard upon it to see if it would bear.
Mother Carey's Chicken|George Manville Fenn
The first-mate went to the tack, and the second to the sheet.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper
“Of course we shall not be able to sail at the time down,” said the first-mate rather huffily.
Mother Carey's Chicken|George Manville Fenn
Go aft, and Derry Duck our first-mate will find something for you to do in short order.
The Boy Patriot|Edward Sylvester Ellis

One morning, when the lofty Andes had just appeared in sight, he summoned his first-mate to his bedside.
The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for first mate

first mate

noun

an officer second in command to the captain of a merchant shipAlso called: first officer

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单词	first mate
释义	first mate noun the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain. Also called chief mate, chief officer, first officer, mate. Words nearby first mate first-line, firstling, First Lord, first-loss policy, firstly, first mate, first messenger, First Minister, first molar, first mortgage, First Mover Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for first mate The first-mate seized the extemporised cord and drew hard upon it to see if it would bear. Mother Carey's Chicken\|George Manville Fenn The first-mate went to the tack, and the second to the sheet. Afloat And Ashore\|James Fenimore Cooper “Of course we shall not be able to sail at the time down,” said the first-mate rather huffily. Mother Carey's Chicken\|George Manville Fenn Go aft, and Derry Duck our first-mate will find something for you to do in short order. The Boy Patriot\|Edward Sylvester Ellis One morning, when the lofty Andes had just appeared in sight, he summoned his first-mate to his bedside. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for first mate first mate noun an officer second in command to the captain of a merchant shipAlso called: first officer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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