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third mate
noun
- the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
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As third-mate, it was my duty to see the boxes taken out of the hold, and the opium delivered.
From Project Gutenberg
This set everybody in motion, and the captain and third-mate were on deck in a minute.
From Project Gutenberg
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