Coxswain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person who usually steers a ship's boat and has charge of its crew.
  • n. A person in a racing shell who usually directs the rest of the crew.
  • v. To act as coxswain or serve as coxswain for.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
  • n. In a rowing crew, the member who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
  • n. The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
  • n. A rank or position.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See cockswain.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See cockswain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    steersman    steerer    helmsman   
    Variant
    cockswain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    steersman   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    davits    fairie    echone    shims    lefte    righte    boatswain    21-gun