Boatswain word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "boatswain" word

[noun] a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

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\Boat"swain\, n. [Boat + swain.] 1. (Naut.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties. 2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The jager gull.
(b) The tropic bird. {Boatswain's mate}, an assistant of the boatswain. --Totten.

Synonyms for boatswain

bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun

Related terms: auditor, Big Brother, boss, captain, chief, chief engineer, chief mate, commander, comptroller, controller, deck officer, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, head, headman, inspector, master, mate, monitor, naval officer, navigating officer, navigator, noncommissioned officer, OD, overman, overseer, patron, pipes, proctor, quartermaster, sailing master, second mate, shipmaster, sirdar, skipper, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, the Old Man, visitor, watch officer

The fun area, different aproach to word »boatswain«

Let's analyse "boatswain" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Two syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NIAWSTAOB. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... --- .- - ... .-- .- .. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: boatswain: 6 + 1 + 1 + 9 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: boatswain: 2 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 5 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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