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Bosun vs Boatswain - What's the difference?

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Boatswain is a alternative form of bosun.



As nouns the difference between bosun and boatswain

is that bosun is a warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship while boatswain is the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

bosun

English

(wikipedia bosun)

Alternative forms

* bo's'n, bo'sun

Noun

(en noun)
  • A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship.

    • Anagrams

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    boatswain

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bosun * bo's'n

    Noun

    (wikipedia boatswain) (en noun)
  • (nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
  • (nautical) The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
  • A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  • The tropicbird.

    • Related terms

    * boatswain-bird * boatswain's chair * boatswain's pipe

    References