coxswain

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coxswain

/ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/ UK
/ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/
/ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/ US

Rhymes with -ɒksən

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From Middle English cokswain, equivalent to cock (“small boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”).

noun coxswains · cockswain

In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
archaic The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
A rank or position. Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship

verb coxswains · coxswaining · coxswained · cockswain

intransitive, transitive To act as coxswain for. to coxswain for a college rowing team

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noun a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm

Deutsch	Steuermann
Italiano	nocchiere, nocchiero, timoniere

noun crew member who helms a boat

Español	timonero, timonel
Português	timoneiro, timoneiros
Deutsch	Bootsführer
Italiano	timoniere
עברית	הַגַּאִי hagai

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@misc{coxswain_2026,
  title = {coxswain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coxswain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}