midshipman
midshipman is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl.) An American marine fish of the genus Porichthys, allied to the toadfish. Cadet midshipman, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under Cadet. -- Cadet midshipman, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, midshipman; in England, sublieutenant.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- aerial
- aeronaut
- aeroplanist
- air
- airman
- attendant
- aviator
- aviatrix
- balloonist
- bargee
- bargeman
- birdman
- boatman
- boatswain
- bush
- cockswain
- coxswain
- crew
- dock
- ferryman
- flier
- flight
- glider
- gondolier
- jack
- jolly
- lighterman
- longshoreman
- man
- marine
- mariner
- middy
- navigator
- oar
- oarsman
- pilot
- rower
- sailor
- salt
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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