chief mate

noun Nautical.

first mate.
Also called chief officer.

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Definition for chief-officer (2 of 2)

first mate

noun

the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain.
Also called chief mate, chief officer, first officer, mate.

Example sentences from the Web for chief-officer

  • His chief-officer informed them that he had left the town early in the morning, and would not return till the afternoon.

    Black Ivory |R.M. Ballantyne

  • Chief-officer Fritz Schweitzer is a perfect spy and a first-class officer of submarines.

    The Secret Service Submarine |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for chief-officer

first mate

noun

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