raftsman

[rafts-muhn, rahfts-]

noun

plural

raftsmen 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of raftsman¹

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

Example Sentences

When the river is high, Guatemalan raftsmen may charge about $1.30 to cross.

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“You bet I will!” answered the raftsman, and again the men bent to their oars.

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The ripple of the water, the intermittent splash of the oars, the crooning songs of the raftsmen all added to the sense of drowsy contemplation already established by the surrounding view.

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At that time there must have been many hundreds of men in the valley—wood-cutters, charcoal-burners, raftsmen—without counting the women and children.

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Thank you," said the raftsman after the door was shut "Well, how I know of your trouble?

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