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BOS'N

Dictionary entry overview: What does bos'n mean?

• BOS'N (noun)
The noun BOS'N has 1 sense:

1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

Familiarity information: BOS'N used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BOS'N (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bo's'n; bo'sun; boatswain; bos'n; bosun

Hypernyms ("bos'n" is a kind of...):

gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)

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