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BOS'N
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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
Sense 1
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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