Definition
The person who steers a boat and gives orders to the rowers, acting as the leader of the crew.
Etymology
From Middle English 'cock' (a boat's captain or chief) + 'swain' (boy or young man), originally referring to the captain's boy who steered the ship. The term evolved to mean the actual helmsman of rowing boats.
Kelly Says
The word 'cockswain' shows how English preserved old job titles even as their meanings shifted—the 'boy' part became outdated but the title stuck around for over 500 years!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপ্টেন
ka-p-ten
CACatalà
capità
ka-pee-taa
CSČeština
kormidelník
kor-mi-del-nik
DADansk
styrmand
shter-mand
DEDeutsch
Steuermann
shtay-er-man
ELΕλληνικά
καπετάνιος
ka-pe-ta-nee-os
ESEspañol
timonel
tee-moh-nel
FAفارسی
فرمانده
far-man-deh
FISuomi
ohjaaja
oh-ja-a-ja
FRFrançais
maître-voilier
ma-itre-vwah-lee-ay
HAHA
shugaban
shu-gah-ban
HIहिन्दी
स्टीयरमैन
steer-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
nakhoda
nah-kho-dah
IGIG
onye nkwu
oh-nye-n-kwoo
ITItaliano
timoniere
tee-moh-nee-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
kapten
kap-ten
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ုပ်
kyun-oh-p-ok
NLNederlands
stuurman
stoo-r-man
NONorsk
styrmann
shter-man
PLPolski
sternik
shtern-ik
PTPortuguês
mastro-de-vela
ma-sh-troh-deh-veh-lah
RUРусский
рулевой
roo-lee-voiy
SVSvenska
styrmans
shter-mans
SWKiswahili
mtawala
m-tah-wa-lah
TAதமிழ்
கப்பதான்
kap-pa-than
TEతెలుగు
కెప్టెన్
kep-ten
THไทย
คนพายเรือ
kon-pay-reu
UKУкраїнська
штурман
shtur-man
VITiếng Việt
người điều khiển thuyền
ngoo-ee dee-khyen-khay-thuy-en
YOYO
ọmọ-ọba
oh-moh-oh-bah
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-shah-yeh-lee