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boatswain

noun

1 boatswain

A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.

synonyms: bo's'n, bo'sun, bos'n, bosun.

Roget 269: sailor, mariner, navigator; seaman, seafarer, seafaring man; dock walloper [Slang]; tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A.    B.; man-of-war's man, bluejacket, ... show more

Dutch: bootsman
Polish: bosman


Moby thesaurus: Big Brother, OD, auditor, boss, captain, chief, chief engineer, chief mate, commander, comptroller, controller, deck officer, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, head, headman ... show more.

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