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Goofy | 11:52 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!).
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Midshipman?
purser
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nope!
Tarpaulin


(Nautical Terms) a rare word for seaman
swabby
swab·bie also swab·by (swŏb′ē)
n. pl. swab·bies Slang
A sailor.
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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!
'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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comptroller?
Looks a good shout Shoota


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still not the word I'm looking for.
Maybe I'll wake up in teh middle of the night with a barinwave!
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Supercargo - but he doesn't get a free ride!
Freeloader?
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supercargo was the word I had in mind

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