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What is a boatswain?

What is a boatswain? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
  2. (nautical) The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
  3. A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  4. The tropicbird.
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I enjoy boatswain mate because there's nothing better than bringing a ship to action stations.
He served in the merchant marines as a boatswain and a machinist's mate when ships were going to places of interest.
Silent Pete, the boatswain, as I later found out, tossed me a mop.
The boatswain and fourth engineer suffered minor injuries, and the oiler had lacerations on his arm and back.
I am a retired seaman and spent many a year sailing the world as a ship's boatswain.
A mariner emerges from the hatchway and climbs the rigging, while below the boatswain and ship's master are thrown about on deck.

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