coxswain – English noun declension

English noun forms of coxswain

Noun: coxswain
Singularcoxswain
Pluralcoxswains

Sample Sentences

  • Canadian Navy Coxswain (or Capitaine d'Armes) is the senior non-commissioned officer aboard a ship
  • British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved.

Etymology

From Middle English cokswain, equivalent to cock (“small boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”). See: Middle English Nouns 'cokswain'.