raftsman

American  

[rafts-muhn, rahfts-] / ˈræfts mən, ˈrɑfts- /

noun

plural

raftsmen

1. a person who manages or is employed on a raft.

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Etymology

Origin of raftsman

First recorded in 1770–80; raft ¹ + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

In my early days I knew one Jack Chase who was a lumberman on the Illinois, and when steady and sober the best raftsman on the river.

From Luke Walton by Alger, Horatio

All at once he saw coming from behind the trees a gigantic man dressed like a raftsman, who held in his hand a pole as large as the mast of a ship.

From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various

He knew him to be the raftsman who had kicked Bim, and whom he had rescued from the dog's teeth at Mandrake, more than a week before.

From Raftmates A Story of the Great River by Munroe, Kirk

The boy did not get the information he was after, but his adventure has furnished the glimpse of the departed raftsman and keelboatman which I desire to offer in this place.

From Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. by Twain, Mark

At the same moment there stepped from behind a pine a gigantic man, dressed as a raftsman, and with a pole as big as a ship's mast in his hand.

From The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart by Chamisso, Adelbert von