bosun

See also: bo'sun

English

Alternative forms

bo's'n, bo'sun

Etymology

Contraction of boatswain.

Noun

bosun (plural bosuns)

A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship.

Translations

warrant or petty officer in navy

Bulgarian: боцман (bg) (bocman)
Finnish: puosu (fi)
German: Bootsmann (de) m

Hungarian: fedélzetmester (hu)
Russian: боцман (ru) (bocman)
Serbo-Croatian: vođa palube m

Anagrams

Bonsu, bonus, bouns

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈposuːn/

Verb

bosun

first-person singular present indicative of bossut

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