chief mate
Americannoun
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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
Cota, 40, pulled barges to China and delivered food to Haiti and West Africa, and May, 32, was chief mate delivering jet fuel and diesel around the Hawaiian Islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Liz Brasler, 29, is chief mate, or second-in-command, of one of the yachts in the harbour.
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
All of a sudden, they heard the chief mate cry out over the storm: “Time to cut her loose!”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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