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Definitions of midshipman in various dictionaries:
noun - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
Midn.
Any of various fishes of the genus Porichthys, having several rows of light-producing organs along their bodies.
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| Students at the Naval Academy have this rank |
| Hornblower is 17 when he joins the H.M.S. Justinian with this rank named for part of a vessel |
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| a rank of officer in the Royal Navy, above naval cadet and below sub lieutenant. |
| a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training |
| a person training to become an officer in a navy |
| A student training to be a commissioned naval officer, especially a student at a naval academy. |
| Any of various fishes of the genus Porichthys, having several rows of light-producing organs along their bodies. |
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A midshipman is an officer of the junior-most rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Canada (Naval Cadet), Australia, Bangladesh, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. * In the 17th century, a midshipman was a rating for an experienced seaman, and the word derives from the area aboard a ship, amidships, either where the original rating worked on the ship, or where he was berthed. Beginning in the 18th century, a commissioned officer candidate was rated as a midshipman, and the seaman rating began to slowly die out. By the Napoleonic era (17931815), a midshipman was an apprentice officer who had previously served at least three years as a volunteer, officer's servant or able seaman, and was roughly equivalent to a present-day petty officer in rank and responsibilities. After serving at least three years as a midshipman or master's mate, he was eligible to |