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coxswain

Sometimes dz·ɲ

[kok-suhn]

noun

  1. a person who steers a racing shell.

  2. a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, under an officer, and who steers it.



coxswain

/ -ˌsweɪn, ˈkɒksən /

noun

  1. Also called: cockswain.the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

The spelling pronunciation is almost never used.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coxswain1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English cokeswayne; cockboat, swain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coxswain1

C15: from cock a ship's boat + swain
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He likened Ambriz’s job to that of a coxswain in crew, getting multiple participants, with their own “fiefdoms and lease lines,” rowing in the same direction.

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George as a director, you are like a coach or coxswain.

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While the book’s release in 2013 brought a lot of attention to the program, women’s coxswain Grace Murdock thinks the movie will take things to another level.

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Daniel Hurd, lifeboat coxswain said: "Stay away - it's just too dangerous."

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It's a year that has pushed coxswain Kennedy - a Paralympic champion in the mixed coxed four - harder than any race.

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