Definition of Bosun

1. Noun. A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.

Exact synonyms: Bo's'n, Bo'sun, Boatswain, Bos'n
Generic synonyms: Gob, Jack, Jack-tar, Mariner, Old Salt, Sea Dog, Seafarer, Seaman, Tar

Definition of Bosun

1. a boatswain [n -S] - See also: boatswain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bosun

Boston baked beans
Boston brown bread
Boston bull
Boston cream pie
Boston exanthema
Boston fern
Boston Harbor
Boston ivy
Boston lettuce
Boston opium
Boston rocker
Boston Tea Party
Boston terrier
bostryx
bostryxes
bosun (current term)
bosun's chair
bosuns
Boswell
Boswellia
boswellian
Boswellia carteri
Boswellia serrata
Bosworth Field
Bos banteng
Bos grunniens
Bos indicus
Bos primigenius
Bos taurus
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