A body of men employed, under the command of an officer, to enlist civilians forcibly into military service in the navy or army. Also in extended…

a junior or trainee officer in the Royal Navy, esp. a midshipman.

Nautical. Each member of a group of sailors posted in two rows on either side of a gangway to attend a high-ranking officer or visitor (more usually…

Nautical each member of a group of sailors posted in two rows on either side of a gangway to attend or (formerly) assist a foreign dignitary…

One who trounces; spec. an odd man (see odd, adj. 8f); an assistant to a carman, drayman, or lorry-driver; †on a man-of-war: see quot. 1867 (obsolete…

Chiefly Nautical. Originally in plural. In the Royal Navy and Commonwealth navies: enlisted sailors of a rank subordinate to warrant officers and…

a member of this organization or a person who sympathizes with its aims.

a seaman who makes a written request to a commanding officer for advancement, redress, etc. (cf. defaulter, n. 4); (in plural) the official hearing…

Nautical slang. A captain's personal steward.

U.S. Navy. A member of a division responsible for laying mines.

U.S. An engineer's apprentice on a steamboat. Also in extended use: see quots. 1944, etc.

Navy slang. A sonar operator (see also compounds). rare.

Services' slang. A sonar operator; an anti-submarine pilot.

Military slang. A diver; (in extended use) a submariner.