Cockswain

/ˈkɒksən/ noun

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The word 'cockswain' shows how English preserved old job titles even as their meanings shifted—the 'boy' part became outdated but the title stuck around for over 500 years!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

AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ
an-be-sa
ARالعربية
قبطان
qabtaan
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
GUGU
કેપ્ટન
kep-tan
HAHA
shugaban
shu-gah-ban
HEעברית
קצין
kat-sin
HIहिन्दी
स्टीयरमैन
steer-man
HUMagyar
vezér
veh-zer
IDBahasa Indonesia
nakhoda
nah-kho-dah
IGIG
onye nkwu
oh-nye-n-kwoo
ITItaliano
timoniere
tee-moh-nee-reh
JA日本語
舵手
da-te
KKKK
капитан
ka-pi-tan
KMKM
ប្រធាន
pra-tha-an
KO한국어
조타수
jo-ta-su
MRMR
कॅप्टन
kap-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
kapten
kap-ten
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ုပ်
kyun-oh-p-ok
NLNederlands
stuurman
stoo-r-man
NONorsk
styrmann
shter-man
PAPA
ਕੈਪਟਨ
ka-pit-tan
PLPolski
sternik
shtern-ik
PTPortuguês
mastro-de-vela
ma-sh-troh-deh-veh-lah
RORomână
pilot
pee-lot
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
TLTL
kapitan
ka-pi-tan
TRTürkçe
kaptan
kap-tan
UKУкраїнська
штурман
shtur-man
URاردو
کپتان
kap-taan
VITiếng Việt
người điều khiển thuyền
ngoo-ee dee-khyen-khay-thuy-en
YOYO
ọmọ-ọba
oh-moh-oh-bah
ZH中文
舵手
duóshǒu
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-shah-yeh-lee

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