midshipman
noun pl. midshipmen
- a student in training for the rank of ensign; specif., such a student at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
- a junior British naval officer ranking between naval cadet and sublieutenant
See midshipman in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĭdˈshĭpˌmən, mĭd-shĭpˈmən)
noun- Abbr. Midn. 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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