SHIP'S OFFICER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

Example:

he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines

Synonyms:

officer; ship's officer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ship's officer" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ship's officer"):

captain; master; sea captain; skipper (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)

first mate; mate (the officer below the master on a commercial ship)

privateer; privateersman (an officer or crew member of a privateer)

purser (an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare)

navigator; sailing master (the ship's officer in charge of navigation)

steward (the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements)

supercargo (an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase)