ship[s_officer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *ship's officer*:
NOUN	person	ship's officer, officer	a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

English > *ship's officer*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel.
Synonym	officer
Narrower	master, captain, sea captain, skipper	An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
	mate, first 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
	sailing master, navigator	The ship's officer in charge of navigation
	steward	The ship's officer who is in charge of provisions / provisions and dining arrangements
	supercargo	An officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase
Broader	mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog	A man who serves as a sailor
Spanish	oficial
Catalan	oficial

HyperDic: ship[s_officer