chief mate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jim, young and idealistic, is chief mate on a steamer carrying 800 pilgrims from Singapore to Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, chief mate Liz Brasler is wondering what job she might do next.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2018
Capt. Shep Shepard and chief mate Paul St. Germain were playing “Dark Side of the Moon,” an album known to draw out humpback whales.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2018
“It was some of the thickest ice I have seen in that area,” the chief mate of a passenger ferry later told the National Transportation Safety Board investigators.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2017
When they were through with most of the good-byes, the chief mate stepped forward and presented Sefia with a thin wooden wand, straight and smooth.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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