boatman
noun
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
boatmen
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pluralof boatman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the extracts we've seen, some openly acknowledged the use of mercenaries, or as they called them, "boatmen."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
Just before the accident, onlookers from the river bank were shouting at the boatmen to navigate carefully.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
What takes me by surprise is the warmth of the boatmen, Italian American, old, kind, used to Hindu families carrying out the ritual of scattering ashes on water.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2022
Unfortunately, he had gone 15 miles when he came to the junction of the Weser, and so to a stretch of river over which a guild of boatmen held a monopoly.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
