bos'n

2 definitions found

bos'n - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bo's'n \bo's'n\ n.
     a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
     other seamen.
  
     Syn: boatswain, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun.
          [WordNet 1.5]

bos'n - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bos'n
      n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of
           other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun,
           bo'sun]