first officer

noun

1. first mate.
2. copilot.

first officer

noun

1. another name for first mate
2. the member of an aircraft crew who is second in command to the captain

Example Sentences

The first officer took over and made an emergency landing in Syracuse.

From BBC

The first officer to arrive at the scene said he came across a group of three adults, including a 28-year-old woman who was arrested, along with “several juveniles,” per Today.

From Salon

Joseph Weekley, a member of an elite police unit, was the first officer through the door of her home.

From Seattle Times

The officers chased Jackson, who stopped seconds later and staggered toward the first officer.

From Seattle Times

Fourteen seconds elapse between the door opening and the first officer — who by then had moved down the hallway — saying into his police radio, “Shots fired, shots fired, suspect down, help the officer.”

From Seattle Times