midshipman

English

Noun

midshipman (plural midshipmen)

1. (nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer.
2. A midshipman fish.

Derived terms

• middie
• midshipman fish
• midshipmite

Translations

officer of the lowest rank

• Czech: poručík (cs) m
• Dutch: adelborst (nl) m
• Finnish: merikadetti
• Greek: σημαιοφόρος επίκουρος αξιωματικός (simaiofóros epíkouros axiomatikós), ΣΕΑ (el) (SEA), δόκιμος (el) (dókimos) (informal)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: פֶּרַח קְצִינִים (he) m (perakh ktsinim), מִידְשִׁיפְּמֶן (he) m (midshipman), פֶּרַח קְצֻנָּה (he) m (perakh ktsuna)
• Irish: meánloingseach m
• Italian: cadetto navale m, guardiamarina m
• Russian: ми́чман (ru) m (míčman)
• Spanish: guardiamarina (es)

midshipman fish — see midshipman fish

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French

Noun

midshipman m (plural midshipmans)

1. midshipman

Further reading

• “midshipman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.