coxnoun [ C ]
uk/kɒks/us/kɑːks/formal coxswain, uk/ˈkɒk.sən/us/ˈkɑːk-/the person who sits in the back of a rowing boat and controls its direction:
Coxes are often small, light people.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rowing
- feather
- four
- oar
- oarsman
- oarswoman
- row 1
- scull
- sculling
- shell
coxverb [ I or T ]
uk/kɒks/us/kɑːks/to act as a cox:
She coxed for her college for three seasons.
He coxed the winning eight.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rowing
- feather
- four
- oar
- oarsman
- oarswoman
- row 1
- scull
- sculling
- shell