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English noun: boatswain

1. boatswain (person) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


Synonymsbo's'n, bo'sun, bos'n, bosun


Broader (hypernym)gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar









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