mataf

Definitions of mataf
  1. noun
    a man who serves as a sailor
    synonyms: loup de mer, navigateur
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    homme de barre, timonier
    the person who steers a ship
    batelier, marinier
    someone who operates a barge
    officier de marine
    a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
    barreur, homme de barre
    the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
    capitaine
    an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
    commandant en second, second
    the officer below the master on a commercial ship
    type of:
    marin, matelot
    any member of a ship's crew
  2. noun
    a serviceman in the navy
    synonyms: marin
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    militaire, soldat
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
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