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Meaning of BOATMAN

Pronunciation:  'bowtmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  someone who drives or rides in a boat
 
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 Synonyms: boater, waterman
 
 See Also: canoeist, ferryman, gondolier, gondoliere, oarsman, paddler, punter, rower, worker

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Boat"man\, n.; pl. {Boatmen}.
1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.
         As late the boatman hies him home.    --Percival.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A boat bug. See {Boat bug}.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bargee, bargeman, barger, boater, boat-handler, boatsman, ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman
 

 

 

 

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