"boatswain" in German boatswain Bootsmann Detailed translations for "boatswain" boatswain boatswain(also: bosun, bos'n) der Bootsmann{masculine} Randall was the ship's boatswain before he got beaten to within an inch of his life while taking a Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Randall war der Bootsmann des Schiffs, bevor er bei einer Prisenfahrt beinahe sein Leben verlor. English synonyms for "boatswain" boatswain {n} bo's'n bo'sun bos'n bosun