mid|ship|man

mid|ship|man
mid|ship|man «MIHD SHIHP muhn», noun, plural -men.
1. a) a student at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis or any other school for training officers for the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps. b) the rank held by such a student, immediately below that of a commissioned officer.
2. a) a graduate of British naval schools until he is made sublieutenant. b) an officer of the same rank in training on a ship.
3. a boy or young man who assisted the officers of a ship in former times.

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