boatman

He knew people all over the region had long sent unwanted felines here, either dropping them off themselves or paying a boatman a few bucks to make the trip.
People have abandoned hundreds of cats on a deserted Brazilian island. Officials aren’t sure how to save them.|Terrence McCoy|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Their faith in a trustworthy and intelligent boatman was not equal to their faith in their own eyes, backed by ignorance!
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
If a man has hired a boatman, he shall give him six gur of corn per year.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
If a boatman has grounded the ship of a man and has refloated her, he shall give money to half her price.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon

If a boatman has navigated a ship of sixty gur for a man, he shall give him two shekels of silver for his fee.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
Then said the boatman: I will receive my life of thee if thou wilt give it me.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for boatman

boatman

/ (ˈbəʊtmən) /

noun plural -men

a man who works on, hires out, repairs, or operates a boat or boats

short for water boatman

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