Coxswain vs. Steersman

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.