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• cox
  cox

  noun

  coxswain.
• Cox
  Cox

  noun

  James Middleton, 1870–1957, U.S. journalist and politician.

cox

¹ American  

[koks] / kɒks /

noun

coxes plural

1. coxswain.

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verb (used with object)

coxes, present (3rd person singular) coxed, past participle, past coxing present participle

1. to act as coxswain to (a boat).

Cox ² American  

[koks] / kɒks /

noun

1. James Middleton, 1870–1957, U.S. journalist and politician.

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cox ¹ British  

/ kɒks /

noun

1. a coxswain, esp of a racing eight or four

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verb

1. to act as coxswain of (a boat)

Cox ² British  

/ kɒks /

noun

1. David. 1783–1859, English landscape painter

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• coxless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• coxes
  plural

Participles

• coxing
  present
• coxed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• cox
  simple
• coxes
  simple
• have coxed
  perfect
• has coxed
  perfect
• am coxing
  progressive
• are coxing
  progressive
• is coxing
  progressive
• have been coxing
  perfect progressive
• has been coxing
  perfect progressive

Past

• coxed
  simple
• had coxed
  perfect
• was coxing
  progressive
• were coxing
  progressive
• had been coxing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will cox
  simple
• will have coxed
  perfect
• will be coxing
  progressive
• will have been coxing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of cox

First recorded in 1865–70; short form

Example Sentences

From the team that played at The Oval, England will definitely omit James Rew and Sonny Baker, who are not in the squad, and probably Cox and Matthew Fisher.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

At The Oval they had to pick Jordan Cox as an extra batter at number seven to protect a long tail, and their desire for four seamers meant spinner Shoaib Bashir was squeezed out.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Jordan Cox is unbeaten on 22, alongside Jofra Archer on nought.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“The Fed is at a point where it can’t ignore inflation,” said Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

At Jones’s farm, the Cox boy told Jones his father wished to see him at once.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson