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officer vs mate

mate vs officer

officer and mate both are nouns.

officer and mate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
officer Yes No Yes No
mate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mate is a hyponym of officer; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than officer:
  • officer: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
  • mate: the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Other hyponyms of officer include captain, master, sea captain, skipper, first mate, privateer, privateersman, purser, navigator, sailing master, steward, supercargo.
officer (noun) mate (noun)
a member of a police force a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust an exact duplicate
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel a person's partner in marriage
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
informal term for a friend of the same sex
a fellow member of a team
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
one of a pair
officer (verb) mate (verb)
direct or command as an officer place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
engage in sexual intercourse
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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