| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbotsmɑn/ |
| Hyphenation | boots·man |
| Gender | masculine |
| Plural | bootslui, bootslieden |
| Afrikaans | bootsman |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nostramo; contramestre |
| Danish | bådsmand |
| English | bosun |
| Esperanto | ĉefmatroso |
| French | bosco |
| German | Bootsführer; Bootsmann |
| Greek | ναύκληρος; λοστρόμος |
| Italian | nostromo |
| Malay | serang |
| Norwegian | båtsmann |
| Polish | bosman |
| Portuguese | contramestre |
| Russian | боцман |
| Spanish | contramaestre |
| Swedish | båtsman |