Synonyms for "boatswain" (55 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (11)

auditorbig brotherbosscaptainchiefchief engineerchief mate

Noun(4 words)

bo's'nbo'sunbos'nbosun

Strong matches (17)

commandercomptrollercontrollerdeck officerfloor managerfloormanfloorwalkerforemangaffergangerheadheadmaninspectormastermatemonitornaval officer

Related words (27)

navigating officernavigatornoncommissioned officerodofficerovermanoverseerpatronpipesproctorquartermastersailing mastersecond mateshipmastersirdarskipperslave driverstraw bosssubforemansuper

Show 7 more words

superintendentsupervisorsurveyortaskmasterthe old manvisitorwatch officer

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

JackJack-targobmarinerold saltsea dogseafarerseamantar

derived

5 entries

boatswain's callboatswain's chairboatswain's mateboatswain's pipeboatswain-bird

derived from

2 entries

boatswain

has context

1 entries

nautical

is a

1 entries

mariner

related to

19 entries

anchorboatswain birdboatswain's chairboatswain's pipecablecontroldeckjaegermerchantofficerpetty officerriggingsailsailingseamenship

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Translations

30 translations across 24 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• бо́цман noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Catalan

2 entries

• contramestre noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• nostramo noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Czech

2 entries

• bocman noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• loďmistr noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Dutch

1 entries

• bootsman noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Finnish

2 entries

• puosu noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• pursimies noun (officer of a sailing ship)

French

2 entries

• bosco noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• maître d'équipage noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Galician

1 entries

• contramestre noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Georgian

1 entries

• ბოცმანი noun (officer of a sailing ship)

German

1 entries

• Bootsmann noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Greek

1 entries

• λοστρόμος noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Hungarian

1 entries

• fedélzetmester noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Ingrian

1 entries

• botsmani noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Irish

2 entries

• bósan noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• maor loinge noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Italian

1 entries

• nostromo noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Macedonian

1 entries

• божман noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Norman

1 entries

• baûsouîn noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Polish

1 entries

• bosman noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Portuguese

1 entries

• contramestre noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Russian

1 entries

• бо́цман noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

• vođa palube noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Spanish

1 entries

• contramaestre noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Swedish

2 entries

• båtsman noun (officer of a sailing ship)
• överskeppare noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Turkish

1 entries

• lostromo noun (officer of a sailing ship)

Welsh

1 entries

• bosn noun (officer of a sailing ship)

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