Associations to the word «Bosun»

Wiktionary

BOSUN, noun. A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship.

Dictionary definition

BOSUN, noun. A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley