Word: undermate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
mate
Definition: A junior officer on board a ship.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: mate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.