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Boatswain

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbəʊ.sən

Definitions

  1. A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.
  2. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
  3. The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
  4. A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  5. The tropicbird.

Equivalents

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Ελληνικάλοστρόμος
Bahasa Indonesiaserang
Italianonostromo
ქართულიბოცმანი
Nederlandsbootsman
Polskibosman
Portuguêscontramestre
Русскийбоцман
Svenskabåtsman
Türkçelostromo

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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