The suffix 'swain' means 'lover of' so a boatswain is a lover of boats (a bo'sun)... in that case what is a coxswain?

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From Wiki: The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority.

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