Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first mate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: first -mate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.

Inflected Forms

first mates (plural)

Synonyms

chief officer chief mate first officer mate

Questions

What does first mate mean?: An officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.

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