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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a midshipman" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a naval officer in training, typically in a military or maritime context.
Example: "After completing his training, he was officially promoted to a midshipman in the navy."
Alternatives: "a naval cadet" or "a naval trainee."
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Ludo himself had just turned 20, and had enlisted as a midshipman.
Unable to purchase favor at court he remained a midshipman until he was 32.
A student has four categories of requirements to fulfill as a midshipman.
To the Editor: My son is a midshipman at the Naval Academy.
Biddle attended the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, before entering the navy as a midshipman in 1800.
Farragut didn't waste time: in December 1810, at just 9 years old, he became a midshipman.
At the age of 11, Hearne became a midshipman in the British Royal Navy.
He then entered the United States Merchant Marine Academy, which wasn't so choosey, and became a midshipman.
Oxley joined the British navy as a midshipman in 1799 and arrived in Australia as a master's mate in 1802.
Greenbaum is a midshipman in Princeton's joint Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps NROTCTC) program with Rutgers University.
Most of the artists were civilians, but the youngest one, Mr. Worsley, was a midshipman in the Royal Navy.
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