first mate

noun

: the officer on a ship who is most important after the captain

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Daffy Taffy Amy Sedaris’s wellness mogul character Bethany Welles gifts the captain and crew her special saltwater taffy … which turns out to have psilocybin in it, causing the first mate to trip balls just as the Odyssey finds itself in the eye of a hurricane. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025 Dellinger said 1018’s first mate died in 2010 after an alligator bite. Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025 Is Below Deck Sailing Yacht's Gary a hero, a villain, or just a very capable first mate? Gina Ragusa, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 The weather turned rough and forced the fearless crew — including first mate, Gilligan, and the skipper, Jonas Grumby — to detour to a nearby deserted island. Colson Thayer, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first mate

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“First mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20mate. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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