boatswain
noun/ˈbəʊsn/
/ˈbəʊsn/
(also bo’sun, bosun)
- an officer on a ship whose job is to take care of the equipment and the people who work on the shipTopics Transport by waterc2Word Originlate Old English bātswegen (see boat, swain).
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