bosun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bosun
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Mr Kweku works as a bosun - an officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2023
But instead of ordering the net cut, he demanded that the bosun, the man in charge of the deckhands, command them to keep hoisting.
From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2019
We have, one of the ship officers is called a bosun, B-O-S-U-N.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017
The bosun, Josh Scornavacchi, was rescued from the Atlantic when the HMS Bounty sank off North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2016
No sentry on the gangplank, no bosun on the bridge, not a light anywhere.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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