Why is Boatswain pronounced bosun?
A warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship’s rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew. Usage Note: The word boatswain is pronounced as a single word with two syllables (bōsən). People with sea legs have a long tradition of spelling the word as bosun, bo’s’n, and bos’n to reflect the salty pronunciation.
What does Boatswain mean?
1 : a petty officer on a merchant ship having charge of hull maintenance and related work. 2 : a naval warrant officer in charge of the hull and all related equipment.
What is the difference between bosun and Boatswain?
As nouns the difference between bosun and boatswain
is that bosun is a warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship while boatswain is (nautical) the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc and all work on deck of a sailing ship.