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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/ (note: spelling pronunciation), /ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-coxswain.ogg Forms: coxswains [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒksən Etymology: From Middle English cokswain; equivalent to cock (“a boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”); hence “the master of a boat”. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cokswain}} Middle English cokswain, {{compound|en|cock#Etymology_4|swain|t1=a boat|t2=boy, servant}} cock (“a boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} coxswain (plural coxswains)
  1. In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. Categories (topical): Nautical occupations Translations (a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm): загребни (zagrebni) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kormidelník [masculine] (Czech), róðursmaður [masculine] (Faroese), temoneiro [masculine] (Galician), timoeiro [masculine] (Galician), rodista [masculine] (Galician), Steuermann [masculine] (German), nocchiere [masculine] (Italian), nocchiero [masculine] (Italian), timoniere [masculine] (Italian), kaituki (Maori), kaihautū (Maori), styrmann [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), styrmann [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk) Translations (crew member who helms a boat): рулеви (rulevi) [masculine] (Bulgarian), timoner [masculine] (Catalan), kormidelník [masculine] (Czech), temoneiro [masculine] (Galician), timoeiro [masculine] (Galician), rodista [masculine] (Galician), Bootsführer [masculine] (German), הַגַּאִי (hagai) [masculine] (Hebrew), timoniere [masculine] (Italian), ко́рмилар (kórmilar) [masculine] (Macedonian), kaiurungi (Maori), timoneiro [masculine] (Portuguese), timoneiros [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), timonero [masculine] (Spanish), timonel [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-coxswain-en-noun-MZ6pm31n Disambiguation of Nautical occupations: 59 16 16 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 16 13 1 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 57 15 14 9 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 7 7 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 10 12 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 13 11 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 65 18 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 13 11 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 67 16 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 67 16 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 69 13 11 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 10 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 69 13 11 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 72 12 9 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 67 16 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 69 13 11 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 67 14 11 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 78 11 9 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 16 10 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 10 9 1 5 Disambiguation of 'a crew member in a rowing team who gives the rhythm': 55 36 9 0 Disambiguation of 'crew member who helms a boat': 64 27 9 0
  2. (rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers. Categories (topical): Rowing
    Sense id: en-coxswain-en-noun-yb2QxGjU Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
  3. (archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-coxswain-en-noun-JBmu~Dwy
  4. (naval) A rank or position.
    Sense id: en-coxswain-en-noun-u0PZHU-M Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cockswain Derived forms: cox

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/ (note: spelling pronunciation), /ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-coxswain.ogg Forms: coxswains [present, singular, third-person], coxswaining [participle, present], coxswained [participle, past], coxswained [past]
Rhymes: -ɒksən Etymology: From Middle English cokswain; equivalent to cock (“a boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”); hence “the master of a boat”. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cokswain}} Middle English cokswain, {{compound|en|cock#Etymology_4|swain|t1=a boat|t2=boy, servant}} cock (“a boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} coxswain (third-person singular simple present coxswains, present participle coxswaining, simple past and past participle coxswained)
  1. (transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-coxswain-en-verb-O~Rpq9Gq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cockswain Derived forms: cox

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship"
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          "text": "British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved."
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        "(naval) A rank or position."
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