coxswain

noun

Definition of coxswainnext
as in crewman

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Recent Examples of coxswain The Longhorns' First Varsity Eight won its race to clinch the title behind coxswain Amy Werner, edging out Stanford by less than three seconds. — ABC News, 31 May 2026 Like the others, the coxswain is also in red and blue stripes. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026 For once, everyone is more or less rowing the boat in the same direction, with a determined coxswain at the front. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026 Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for coxswain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coxswain
  1. crewman
  2. deckhand
  3. shipmate
  4. sailor
  5. seaman
  6. navigator
  7. mariner
Noun
  • Gregory served as a crewman on the Wizard, owned and operated by Keith, from 2018 to 2022.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of crewman
Noun
  • Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Joe expects Nathan to recruit the new deckhand into his ranks; Nathan expects to do the same.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of deckhand
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chasing rumors, sailors left hundreds of ships abandoned in the harbor.
    — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailor
Noun
  • Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seaman’s manslaughter, according to court records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of seaman
Noun
  • The navigator also suggested the Orlando area’s Lynx transportation system, which Holmes said would cost his family money.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And of the 93 Hope navigators on the payroll today, 54 were already working for DCF before the program launched in September 2021.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigator
Noun
  • Seas will also begin to lower as the nor'easter pulls away, but inexperienced mariners and small vessels are encouraged to stay docked on Monday as rough seas and gusty winds are still likely.
    — Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • For example, Kingsborough Community College, located in South Brooklyn, where the Sheepshead and Jamaica Bays meet the Atlantic Ocean, operates a maritime technology program that is training the next generation of local mariners.
    — Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of mariner

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