boatswain
Pronunciation:
/ˈboʊ.sən//ˈbəʊ.sən/noun
Definitions
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The tropicbird.