bargeman

[ bahrj-muhn ]

noun

, plural barge·men.

1. one of the crew of a barge.
2. a person who owns, manages, or captains a barge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bargeman¹

1400–50, earlier in Anglo-Latin, Anglo-French; Middle English; barge, man

Example Sentences

In the afternoon the good-natured bargeman brewed a can of tea.

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Riderhood observed that the bargeman rose too, leaning on his arm, and seemed to have his eyes fastened on the rising figure.

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Approaching nearer and nearer, the bargeman became Bradley Headstone, in rough water-side second-hand clothing.

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And now gradually came the wonder that he stood up, completely clothed, another man, and not the Bargeman.

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Catching up from the table a piece of bread, and taking his Bargeman's bundle under his arm, Riderhood immediately followed him.

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