lightermann.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtəmən/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪdərmən/

Inflections: Plural lightermen.

Forms:

α. see lighter n.¹ and man n.¹

β. late Middle English lighterssmen (plural), 1600s lightersman, 1900s lightersmen (plural).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lighter n.¹, man n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < lighter n.¹ + man n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of lighter n.¹ + man n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier lighter n.¹It is unclear whether the following slightly earlier example of an occupational surname in a British source should be taken to show the English compound or a post-classical Latin borrowing from it (i.e. an abbreviated form of lightermannus):1453–4 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 180 Johannes Brian' lighterman'.

1. A person who works on a lighter (lighter n.¹), loading, unloading, and transporting cargo.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor on barge or lighter

keeler1322

lighterman1463

bargeman1465

keelman1516

wherryman1535

bark-man1588

pug1591

barger1602

western man1607

bargee1669

keel-bully1699

1463–4 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 180 Ordinaco fact' pro lez lighterssmen.

1471 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 181 Qd lez lightermen non capiant aliquod zabulu.

1481 in J. P. Collier Househ. Bks. John Duke of Norfolk & Thomas Earl of Surrey (1844) 68 My Lord toke to the lyterman that my Lord oweth hym.

1608 H. Wright Let. 16 May in Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. I. 126 To paye the lyter men for caryinge downe the plancks.

1725 W. Nelson Abridgm. Common Law I. 34 Every Lighterman ought to govern his Lighter, that the Merchant's Goods come to no Damage.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. v. 79 He believes that the men of the uppermost bank [of a trireme] rowed somehow like lightermen on the Thames.

1920 Japan Advertiser 22 Jan. 12/5 200 lightermen employed on 100 lighters made demands on the company for an average monthly increase of ¥20 in wages.

2007 Guardian 2 Jan. 13/1 For more than 450 years, watermen and lightermen have plied their trade on the capital's river.

†2. A type of boat, probably a lighter (lighter n.¹). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > lighter

lighter1372

lightener1526

cabarra1670

gondola1767

lighterman1770

1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 132 The flames..destroyed..two large lightermen on the river.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lighterman
释义	lightermann. Brit. /ˈlʌɪtəmən/, U.S. /ˈlaɪdərmən/ Inflections: Plural lightermen. Forms: α. see lighter n.¹ and man n.¹ β. late Middle English lighterssmen (plural), 1600s lightersman, 1900s lightersmen (plural). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lighter n.¹, man n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < lighter n.¹ + man n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of lighter n.¹ + man n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier lighter n.¹It is unclear whether the following slightly earlier example of an occupational surname in a British source should be taken to show the English compound or a post-classical Latin borrowing from it (i.e. an abbreviated form of lightermannus):1453–4 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 180 Johannes Brian' lighterman'. 1. A person who works on a lighter (lighter n.¹), loading, unloading, and transporting cargo. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor on barge or lighter keeler1322 lighterman1463 bargeman1465 keelman1516 wherryman1535 bark-man1588 pug1591 barger1602 western man1607 bargee1669 keel-bully1699 1463–4 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 180 Ordinaco fact' pro lez lighterssmen. 1471 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 181 Qd lez lightermen non capiant aliquod zabulu. 1481 in J. P. Collier Househ. Bks. John Duke of Norfolk & Thomas Earl of Surrey (1844) 68 My Lord toke to the lyterman that my Lord oweth hym. 1608 H. Wright Let. 16 May in Lismore Papers (1887) 2nd Ser. I. 126 To paye the lyter men for caryinge downe the plancks. 1725 W. Nelson Abridgm. Common Law I. 34 Every Lighterman ought to govern his Lighter, that the Merchant's Goods come to no Damage. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. v. 79 He believes that the men of the uppermost bank [of a trireme] rowed somehow like lightermen on the Thames. 1920 Japan Advertiser 22 Jan. 12/5 200 lightermen employed on 100 lighters made demands on the company for an average monthly increase of ¥20 in wages. 2007 Guardian 2 Jan. 13/1 For more than 450 years, watermen and lightermen have plied their trade on the capital's river. †2. A type of boat, probably a lighter (lighter n.¹). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > lighter lighter1372 lightener1526 cabarra1670 gondola1767 lighterman1770 1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 132 The flames..destroyed..two large lightermen on the river. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1463
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