Definition of "coxswain" [cox•swain]

• A person who usually steers a ship's boat and has charge of its crew. (noun)
• A person in a racing shell who usually directs the rest of the crew. (noun)
• To act as coxswain or serve as coxswain for. (verb-transitive)

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• "Everyone called the coxswain Adam, even his son and partner, Rufus the"
• "When they shot around this, of course the coxswain was the only one who immediately saw the exciting scene presented."
• "At 2 a.m. the coastguard on Deal beach called the coxswain of the lifeboat, R. R.berts."