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midshipman

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mid·ship·man  (mdshpmn, md-shpmn)
n.
1. Abbr. Midn. A student training to be a commissioned naval officer, especially a student at a naval academy.
2. Any of various fishes of the genus Porichthys, having several rows of light-producing organs along their bodies.
midshipman
Noun
pl -men a naval officer of the lowest commissioned rank
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midshipmanmidshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
cadet, plebe - a military trainee (as at a military academy)


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"They have arrived, lieutenant," exclaimed a young midshipman, "and they are doing what all travelers do when they arrive in a new country, taking a walk
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
It was a seaman, quite a little personage, so little as if he were a midshipman; but a midshipman it was not.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
M'Donald had kept up the excitement during the voyage, so that not a midshipman but revelled in dreams of ample prize- money, nor a lieutenant that would have sold his chance for a thousand pounds.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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