coxswain
noun
1 coxswain
The helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew.
synonym: cox.
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,
galiongee†,
galionji†,
marine,
jolly,
midshipman,
middy;
skipper;
shipman†,
boatman,
ferryman,
waterman†,
lighterman†,
bargeman,
longshoreman;
bargee†,
gondolier;
oar,
oarsman;
rower;
boatswain,
cockswain†;
coxswain;
steersman,
pilot;
crew.
aerial navigator,
aeronaut,
balloonist,
Icarus;
aeroplanist†,
airman,
aviator,
birdman,
man-bird,
wizard of the air,
aviatrix,
flier,
pilot,
test pilot,
glider pilot,
bush pilot,
navigator,
flight attendant,
steward,
stewardess,
crew;
astronaut,
cosmonaut;
parachutist,
paratrooper.
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Dutch: stuurman
Moby thesaurus: Gyropilot, automatic pilot, boatheader, boatsteerer, cicerone, conner, courier, cowherd, cox, docking pilot, dragoman, drover, goatherd, guide, guidepost, guider, helmsman, herd, herdsman, mercury, navigator, pilot, pointer, river pilot, sailing master, shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide, wheelman ... show more.
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