hawsepiper

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noun

A merchant navy sailor promoted to be an officer without attending an academy

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Meanings

nounhawsepiper (plural hawsepipers)

plural hawsepipers

  1. informalnauticalA merchant navy sailor promoted to be an officer without attending an academy

Origin

From hawsepipe.

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APA

hawsepiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawsepiper

MLA

“hawsepiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawsepiper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawsepiper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawsepiper.

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