boatman

[ boht-muhn ]
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noun,plural boat·men.
  1. a person skilled in the use of small craft.

  2. a person who sells, rents, or works on boats.

Origin of boatman

1
First recorded in 1505–15; boat + -man

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British Dictionary definitions for boatman

boatman

/ (ˈbəʊtmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a man who works on, hires out, repairs, or operates a boat or boats

  2. short for water boatman

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