canaller

[kuh-nal-er, -naw-ler]

noun

1. a freight boat built for use on canals.

2. a worker on a canal boat, especially one that formerly plied the Erie Canal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canaller¹

First recorded in 1860–65; canal + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The propeller blades of a good canaller will move twelve to fifteen miles, in their line of spiral movement, to get two to three miles headway for the boat.

From Project Gutenberg