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Forgotten The Word

Goofy | 10:52 Tue 29th Sep 2015 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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For someone who works on a ship - junior officer rank I think - but doesn't get paid, he's there for the free ride. I think he normally has something to do with the cargo (or perhaps that's just in the books I've read!).

Daily Mail Prize Crossword 15112 Tuesday September 29Th 2015

Creatures Quiz And Lovely Lepidoptera

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shoota

Midshipman?

aelmpvw

purser

Goofy

Question Author

nope!

Mamyalynne

Tarpaulin

(Nautical Terms) a rare word for seaman

Mamyalynne

swabby
swab·bie also swab·by (swŏb′ē)
n. pl. swab·bies Slang
A sailor.

dannyk13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purser

Goofy

Question Author

Not the word I'm looking for.
I'm not sure it is in use now - the books I've read it in are (I think) about 17-1800s!

shoota

'Their official rating was volunteer-per-order, but they were often known as King's letter boys, to distinguish their higher social class from the original midshipman rating.' (Wiki)

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aelmpvw

comptroller?

Mamyalynne

Looks a good shout Shoota

http://tinyurl.com/pts6bx6

Goofy

Question Author

still not the word I'm looking for.
Maybe I'll wake up in teh middle of the night with a barinwave!

Goofy

Question Author

Supercargo - but he doesn't get a free ride!