Yes, the word 'bosun' is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for a petty officer on a merchant ship responsible for maintenance and equipment; a word for a person.
The noun bosun is a shortened form for the noun boatswain.
The Bosun's Mate was created in 1914.
Bosun Ayeni was born on 1978-11-08.
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Bosun is the phonetic spelling of the abbreviations of Boatswain. They report to the First Lieutenant. In the days of sail, they are the crew members responsible for keeping the Hull, Rigging and sails in good repair. Today, they are responsible for all the lines and topside spaces. They stand watch as lookouts and helmsmen. They typically man the ship's boats when they are needed.
Bosun is a character in the play "Return to the Forbidden Planet." He is the loyal and hardworking assistant to the ship's captain, often providing comic relief with his quirky personality and antics throughout the story.
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gunner,captain,bosun,cabin boy,powder monkey and quarter master
Bosun's mate is a Naval job.
"I don't see a ship on the horizon," said the Captain. "Nor do I, Skipper," replied the Bosun.
By the way the name is Graf Spee, Graf means ( Count) in German- for esxample Graf Zeppelin. Most probably they had some sort of salutation involving maritime customs such as the familiar two-note ( usually) Bosun"s whistle- The Bosun ( a Naval NCO) would blow the two-note signal( hard to transliterate but often heard in Naval films and the men would fall into ranks or salute, Doff Hats, One really does not know the Bosun"s whistle was and is frequently used in the Navy to preface commands-and instad of calling out ( Achtung!) attention! the Bosun blows the two note command call ( there are other calls also-one should not confuse this was a bugle which was a wider musical range) It is(the bosun"s pipe) more like a police whistle.)
The spelling is boson (for the atomic particle) or boatswain (for the naval position or rating), which is sometimes shortened to bosun.