Gender
Is bridgeman gender-neutral? See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bridgeman
Example Sentences
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Do bridgeman sleep on full tide up this way?
From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
Even while we rowed across to Jimmy's shanty I could hear him shouting between the whistlings and saying he'd have the bridgeman up for deserting on flood tide and putting him in the mud.
From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
The bridgeman took the news in high good humor and slapped Dancing on the back.
From Whispering Smith by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
And I could hear that old man shouting about all the things he was going to do and about the bridgeman deserting and leaving him in the mud.
From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
Honest, you'd think I had the bridgeman in my pocket.
From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese
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