rating vs shipmate

rating

noun
  • A seaman in a warship. 

  • An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer. 

  • An evaluation of status, especially of financial status. 

  • A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something. 

  • A position on a scale. 

  • A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program. 

shipmate

noun
  • A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another. 

  • Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor). 

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