midshipman
noun
mid·ship·man
ˈmid-ˌship-mən 
ˌmid-ˈship-
: a person in training for a naval commission
especially
: a student in a naval academy
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And having waited for three days in the NFL's green room backstage, Heidenreich emerged in his Full Dress Blue uniform worn by midshipmen at formal functions.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Active duty service members, students at Officer Procurement Programs, and cadets and midshipmen at Service Academies or the Coast Guard Academy do not have to register.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2026
About 90 minutes after the lockdown took effect, the Naval Academy’s deputy commandant emailed students, telling them that as law enforcement worked to secure the school, a midshipman mistook police for a threat and engaged them, according to the official.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
When he was invited to speak to sophomores taking an Ethics and Moral Reasoning for Navy Leaders class in 2003 at the U.S. Naval Academy, Hugh Thompson warned midshipmen about this.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2025
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Active duty service members, students at Officer Procurement Programs, and cadets and midshipmen at Service Academies or the Coast Guard Academy do not have to register.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2026
About 90 minutes after the lockdown took effect, the Naval Academy’s deputy commandant emailed students, telling them that as law enforcement worked to secure the school, a midshipman mistook police for a threat and engaged them, according to the official.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
When he was invited to speak to sophomores taking an Ethics and Moral Reasoning for Navy Leaders class in 2003 at the U.S. Naval Academy, Hugh Thompson warned midshipmen about this.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Midshipman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midshipman. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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midshipman
noun
mid·ship·man
ˈmid-ˌship-mən
(ˈ)mid-ˈship-
: a student naval officer
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