Boatswain
nounid
21977·updated May 18, 2026verified
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- bo's'nbo'sunbos'nbosun
- plural
- Boatswains
- possessive
- Boatswain's
- pluralpossessive
- Boatswains'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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