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Usually in features, I'm the lead. I consider the director the captain, but I consider myself the first mate, and it's up to me to keep in contact with the heart of the crew.
Eddie Albert

Meaning of "first mate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRST MATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRST MATE

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conjunction
determiner
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First mate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRST MATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chief mate

A Chief Mate or Chief Officer, usually also synonymous with the First Mate or First Officer, is a licensed member and head of the deck department of a merchant ship. The chief mate is customarily a watchstander and is in charge of the ship's cargo and deck crew. The actual title used will vary by ship's employment, by type of ship, by nationality, and by trade. Informally, the Chief Mate will often simply be called "The Mate." The term "Chief Mate" is not usually used in the Commonwealth, although Chief Officer and First Mate are. The chief mate is responsible to the Captain for the safety and security of the ship. Responsibilities include the crew's welfare and training in areas such as safety, firefighting, search and rescue. Epaulettes often worn by the Chief Officer on merchant ships...

Definition of first mate in the English dictionary

The definition of first mate in the dictionary is an officer second in command to the captain of a merchant ship Also called: first officer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRST MATE

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First International
first lady
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first light
First Minister
first mortgage
First Mover
first name
First Nation
first night
first offender
first officer
First Peoples
first performance

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRST MATE

animate
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mess mate
plumber´s mate
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running mate
scholar´s mate
second mate
smothered mate
soul mate
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Synonyms and antonyms of first mate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «first mate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRST MATE

Find out the translation of first mate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of first mate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «first mate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大副
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primer oficial
570 millions of speakers

English

first mate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहला दोस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفيقه الأول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первый помощник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primeiro companheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রথম সঙ্গী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

premier lieutenant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasangan pertama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steuermann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一等航海士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

1 등 항해사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mate pisanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bạn đời đầu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதல் துணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रथम सोबती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İlk eşini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

primo ufficiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierwszy oficer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перший помічник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prima pereche
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ύπαρχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerste stuurman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styrman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

førstestyrmann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of first mate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST MATE»

The term «first mate» is regularly used and occupies the 89.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRST MATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about first mate

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QUOTES WITH «FIRST MATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word first mate.
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Eddie Albert
Usually in features, I'm the lead. I consider the director the captain, but I consider myself the first mate, and it's up to me to keep in contact with the heart of the crew.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRST MATE»

Discover the use of first mate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to first mate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Perfect First Mate: A Woman's Guide to Recreational Boating
A Woman's Guide to Recreational Boating Joy Smith. DO YOU NEED TO BRING A COOKING SOURCE? I discuss this subject more extensively in Part Three, Food on the Fly, but for your preliminary packing, you need to give this subject some ...
Joy Smith, 1999
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First Mate
When handsome Jason Handler discovered that his sexy new first mate was his competition's bride-to-be, Jason strives to reach something even more desirable than the shores of Miami Beach, spirited Lee Heming's heart.
Dale Ketcham, 2004
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The first mate's log of a voyage to Greece in the schooner ...
Just before the Second World War broke out, Collingwood joined a group of Oxford students on a sailing voyage to the Greek islands, on which he served as first mate and ship's carpenter. This book is his remarkable diary of that voyage.
Robin George Collingwood, 2003
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Captain Star - the Native Pirate
Captain Salazar stayed below in his cabin, so that the men could get used to the new first mate. Star watched as the men boarded the ship. Then they asked the ship steward to form the men on deck. As the men were standing in line, some ...
Joseph Galbraith, 2010
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First Mate Tate
Her parents' gambling addiction robs twelve-year-old First Mate of her childhood as she must care for her younger siblings and earn money to pay family expenses.
Virginia Masterman-Smith, 2000
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Distant Reaches
T. L. Farley. Making his way through, the first mate hailed some and was hailed by others as he renewed friendships all the way to the bar. When we'd got up to it he ordered a couple beers, and then turned to make sure it was all right with me.
T. L. Farley
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Ocean Transportation
Since the war, a C-type freighter or vessel of comparable tonnage carries four mates — a chief or first mate, and second, third, and junior third mates. These officers assume responsibility according to their rank, and by the same token succeed ...
Carl E. McDowell, Helen M. Gibbs, 1999
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Moby Dick
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain ...
Herman Melville, 1892
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Occupational outlook handbook, 2010-11 (Paperback)
Fishing hundreds of miles from shore with commercial fishing vessels — large boats capable of hauling a catch of tens of thousands of pounds of fish — requires a crew that includes a captain, or skipper, a first mate and sometimes a second ...
Labor Department, Labor Statistics Bureau
10
Daily Life in the Age of Sail
by the first mate who made simultaneous readings so that the two could be reconciled. The master had absolute power aboard ship and could make the atmosphere of the vessel almost anything he chose. He was always addressed as ...
Dorothy Denneen Volo, James M. Volo, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRST MATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term first mate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mi'kmaq woman is back on the water fishing, for now
Prior to 2007, Tabor did work at various times as a deckhand and First Mate. She was a qualified captain, but was denied job opportunities and ... «APTN National News, Jul 15»
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Setting sail from Kalama on tall ship Lady Washington
I need another person aloft on the fore,” called out first mate Barb Kraler. Let's just check that handy sailing-terms dictionary... Oh, hey, there's a ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Late boater's charity celebrates Christmas in July
He made sure Dawn knew the first mate's duties. After all, the Karnes would soon inherit the houseboat with the stuffed parrots hanging in the ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
4
An immersive evening 'Overboard!'
began in early May 2005 when Captain Tom Tighe and first mate Loch Reidy of the sailboat Almeisan welcomed three new crewmembers for a ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jul 15»
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Keeping cool and staying safe
“Jet skiers are nice, they shoot up the big tail, you can see those, kayakers are rough, you've just to constantly always be looking, your first mate ... «WBTV, Jul 15»
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Holly McKnight gives Forecastle style advice
Career: Media Relations and "First Mate" of the Forecastle Festival, Senior Manager, PR & Partnerships at Bandy Carroll Hellige. CONNECT 6 ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
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'Rainbow Warrior was our home'
"Martini Gotje, who was the first mate on board, called us at my parent's place just near two or three o'clock in the morning to tell us what had ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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10 things you never knew about James T. Kirk
His first encounter with his first mate, Spock, left him unnerved because he raised his voice when he spoke, something he had never seen a ... «Discover San Diego, Jul 15»
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Aquinnah Town Column: July 10
... has provided sailing lessons again on Menemsha Pond with Charlie Shipway and his first mate assistant Noah. Swimming lessons are again ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
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Tall tales of the sea
One story is a tall tale about a sea captain with a chicken for a first mate. There also will be songs about other myths and tales of the sea. «Mount Desert Islander, Jul 15»

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