bosun
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bosun
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Among those the adventurer has met along the way was a ship's bosun who helped rescue him after the 2019 suicide attempt.
From BBC
Mr Kweku works as a bosun - an officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
From BBC
The bosun's whistle came early, jolting us into fear.
From Salon
“I’d go down 300 feet in a bosun’s chair, poke some holes, fill them with dynamite and blast rocks as big as this post office,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
A bosun’s mate and his two buddies find three women and trouble on shore leave in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times
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