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Definition of First mate
1. Noun. The officer below the master on a commercial ship.
Definition of First mate
1. Noun. (nautical) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of First Mate
Literary usage of First mate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Harbottle, Thomas Benfield, d. 1904 (1904)
"A mutiny on board an English vessel on a voyage to Singapore in 1864, the crew,
composed of various nationalities, murdering the captain and first mate. ..."
2. The United Service (1889)
"first mate, March 21, 1791. Revenue cutter " Vigilant;" station, ... first mate,
April 25, 1791. Revenue cutter "South Carolina;" station, South Carolina. ..."
3. Wreck Inquiries: The Law and Practice Relating to Formal Investigations in by Walter Murton (1884)
"Master, first mate, Second Mate, First Class Engineer, and Second Class Engineer.
... Master, first mate, Only Mate, Be- cond Mate. Master, first mate ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United by Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1854)
"There was no second mate on board, the first mate having been discharged at
Havana, as appears by the shipping articles, on the 10th of the preceding March ..."
5. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, & Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans, Edith R. Hall (1841)
"The first mate being a man of a good disposition, joined with me, and we at length
so prevailed on the master, that he gave them liberty to hoist out their ..."
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