ship's officer

Definitions of ship's officer

1. noun

   a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
   synonyms: officer

   types:

   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

   type of:

   Jack, Jack-tar, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar

   a man who serves as a sailor