lighterman

American  

[lahy-ter-muhn] / ˈlaɪ tər mən /

noun

lightermen plural

1. a person who navigates a lighter.

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Etymology

Origin of lighterman

First recorded in 1550–60; lighter ² + -man

Example Sentences

“You see, your genuine lighterman ain’t a lively sort of a chap, the natur’ of his profession won’t lot him be; for he’s always doing things in a quiet, slow, easy-going fashion.

From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville

After old Jacob had fallen into ill health, lighterman Kristiansen used to come out oftener to Torungen with provisions and other necessaries; and his visits now became periodical.

From The Pilot and his Wife by Lie, Jonas Lauritz Idemil

If a shipman shall have been originally a lighterman, none the less he shall remain permanently among those among whom it shall appear that his parents had been.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

And her grandfather was cross enough himself; for he was afraid that he had done something foolish, and broken with the lighterman.

From The Pilot and his Wife by Lie, Jonas Lauritz Idemil

And although no promise laid, it seemed to the court that the plaintiff should recover; and not alleging that defendant was common lighterman was no harm.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell