coxswain

== English == === Alternative forms === cockswain === Etymology === From Middle English cokswain, equivalent to cock (“small boat”) +‎ swain (“boy, servant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/ Rhymes: -ɒksən === Noun === coxswain (plural coxswains) In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. (rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers. (archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge. (naval) A rank or position. Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved. ==== Derived terms ==== cox ==== Translations ==== === Verb === coxswain (third-person singular simple present coxswains, present participle coxswaining, simple past and past participle coxswained) (transitive, intransitive) To act as coxswain for. to coxswain for a college rowing team to coxswain a boat ==== Derived terms ==== cox