Coxswainnoun
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
Coxswainnoun
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
Coxswainnoun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
Coxswainnoun
(naval) A rank or position.
Coxswainverb
To act as coxswain for.
Coxswainnoun
See Cockswain.
Coxswainnoun
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
Coxswainnoun
the person who steers a ship's boat, racing boat, or other boat.
Coxswainnoun
the helmsman and skipper of a lifeboat.
Coxswainnoun
the senior petty officer in a small ship or submarine in the Royal Navy.
Coxswain
The coxswain ( KOK-sən) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of since it comes from cock, a cockboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, an Old English term derived from the Old Norse sveinn meaning boy or servant.
Steersmannoun
(nautical) One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
Steersmannoun
One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.
Steersmannoun
the person who steers a ship
Steersmannoun
a person who is steering a boat or ship.