Definitions
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
Word origin
From Middle English cokswain, equivalent to cock (“small boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“to coxswain for a college rowing team”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Boat crew caller”8 letters
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