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coxswain
[kok-suhn]
noun
a person who steers a racing shell.
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
Also called: cockswain.the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etc
Pronunciation Note
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of coxswain1
Example Sentences
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.
George as a director, you are like a coach or coxswain.
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.
Daniel Hurd, lifeboat coxswain said: "Stay away - it's just too dangerous."
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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