bo'sun
/ˈboʊ.sən/
noun
- A boatswain; a ship's officer in charge of equipment, rigging, and the crew's work on deck.
- The bo'sun kept the anchor chain neatly coiled and ready for use.
- The bo'sun shouted orders across the deck as the storm approached.
- He worked his way up from deckhand to bo'sun over ten years at sea.