1
: a sailor who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew and who usually steers
2
: a steersman of a racing shell who usually directs the rowers
coxswained; coxswaining; coxswains
: to direct as coxswain
: to act as coxswain
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.
—Caitlin MacGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Watching her granddaughter Hannah pitch through a tough inning of softball or her granddaughter Lily coxswain for the rowing team was a marvel.
—Cecile Richards, Glamour, 11 May 2018
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Noun
Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.
—Caitlin MacGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rowing Blazers was created by author, archaeologist and former U.S. national team coxswain Jack Carlson in 2017.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Watching her granddaughter Hannah pitch through a tough inning of softball or her granddaughter Lily coxswain for the rowing team was a marvel.
—Cecile Richards, Glamour, 11 May 2018
See All Example Sentences for coxswain
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“Coxswain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coxswain. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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