How to pronounce coxswain
American English pronunciation
KOK-sun
- IPA
- /ˈkɑksən/
- Syllables
- KOK · sun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What coxswain means
The person who steers a rowing boat and calls the strokes
In a sentence: The coxswain shouted "Pull!" and eight oars hit the water together.
Where it comes from: It joins "cock," an old word for a small ship's boat, and "swain," an old word for a servant.
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