bo's'n

1. 1.

   a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

   Synonymsboatswainbos'nbosunbo'sun

   Broadermariner

Questions about bo's'n

What does bo's'n mean?

bo's'n means "a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen".

How many syllables are in bo's'n?

bo's'n has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.