名詞 boatswain:

1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
   同義詞：bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun

boatswain 也作 bo`s`n 或 bos`n 或 bo.sun

n.（名詞）
A warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship`s rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
水手長：管理輪船裝備、拋錨、線纜和甲板船員的準尉或職務(wù)較低的官員

來源：
Middle English botswein
中古英語 botswein
bot [boat] * see boat
bot [船] *參見 boat
swein [mate] * see swain
swein [對手] *參見 swain