different between jaeger vs boatswain

English

Alternative forms

• jager, Jäger, jäger, yager

Etymology

A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?je???/

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

Wikispecies

1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
2. A hunter's guide.
3. A rifle.
4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
5. (In science fiction): a robotic exoskeleton used in combat.

Synonyms

• (bird of the genus Stercorarius): skua

Derived terms

• pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
• parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Translations

References

• jaeger at OneLook Dictionary Search
• jaeger in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• bosun, bo'sun, boson, bos'n, bo's'n

Etymology

From Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English b?tswe?en, from b?t (“boat”) + swe?en (“swain”), the latter element a borrowing from Old Norse sveinn (“boy”); equivalent to boat +? swain (“boy, servant”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??.s?n/; (spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??t.swe?n/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?bo?.s?n/

Noun

boatswain (plural boatswains)

1. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
2. The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
3. A kind of gull, the jaeger.
4. The tropicbird.

Derived terms

• boatswain-bird
• boatswain's chair
• boatswain's mate
• boatswain's pipe

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