mate (naval non-commissioned officer) · a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale
çekim: çoğul Maate · tamlayan Maates
eş: Schiffsmann
köken: Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, from Old Saxon gimato, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) + *matjô, from *matiz (“food”). Related to English mate, Dutch maat.
helmsman (member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering) · chief officer, first mate, chief mate · coxswain (in a rowing crew, the member who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers)