Midshipman is a 10 letter word which starts with the letter M and ends with the letter N for which we found 4 definitions.
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(n.) Formerly a kind of naval cadet in a ship of war whose business was to carry orders messages reports etc. between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle and render other services as required. |
(n.) In the English naval service the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank and passed an examination he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. |
(n.) In the United States navy the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. |
(n.) An American marine fish of the genus Porichthys allied to the toadfish. |
The word midshipman is a 10 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for midshipman is: mid-ship-man