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Definition of midshipman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

midshipman

noun

NAmE//ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən//

, NAmE//ˌmɪdˈʃɪpmən//

(pl. midshipmen

NAmE//ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən//

, NAmE//ˌmɪdˈʃɪpmən//

)

a person training to be an officer in the navy Midshipman Paul Brooks

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