cox

¹ American  

[koks] / kɒks /

noun

1. coxswain.

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verb (used with object)

1. to act as coxswain to (a boat).

Cox ² American  

[koks] / kɒks /

noun

1. James Middleton, 1870–1957, U.S. journalist and politician.

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cox ¹ British  

/ kɒks /

noun

1. a coxswain, esp of a racing eight or four

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verb

1. to act as coxswain of (a boat)

Cox ² British  

/ kɒks /

noun

1. David. 1783–1859, English landscape painter

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Other Word Forms

• coxless adjective

Etymology

Origin of cox

First recorded in 1865–70; short form

Example Sentences

Kennedy, also a two-time world champion, will cox the crew of Frankie Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller and Morgan Fice-Noyes in Bled, Slovenia.

From BBC • May 16, 2023

The 30-year-old cox had had two rounds of chemotherapy when she was named in the squad for Munich.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2022

German-Italian canoeist Josefa Idem retired after the 2012 Olympics and Canadian rowing cox Lesley Thompson-Willie moved into coaching since her last Olympic appearance in 2016.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2020

Coates was a cox who cut his teeth in sports administration at Rowing Australia before going on to lead his country’s delegation as Chef de Mission at six Summer Games from 1988.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2020

Before a regatta, the cox receives a race plan from the coach, and he or she is responsible for carrying it out faithfully.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown