first mate

noun

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

first mate

noun

1. Also called: first officer. an officer second in command to the captain of a merchant ship

Example Sentences

The first mate’s next stop would be the fish market, to see what price could be gotten for the Acorn’s herring.

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The garishly colored creature was perched on the first mate’s shoulder.

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This is akin to attributing a ship’s safe passage through rough seas to the first mate, not the captain.

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Its captain and first mate were detained but later released, and the vessel was able to head towards the Suez Canal.

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As captain and first mate, they say piloting their 75-foot schooner has only strengthened their brotherly bond, with their small expedition team serving as an adoptive family.

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