A person who pilots or works on a boat, esp. one who hires out boats or provides transport by boat.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > boatman or waterman (24) boatman1274 A person who pilots or works on a boat, esp. one who hires out boats or provides transport by boat. waterman1439 A person (esp. a man) who works on or pilots a boat or barge; (also) a person who offers the transport of goods or passengers in a light boat; a… boatsman1512 = boatman, n. 1. water rat1600 figurative. A waterborne thief, a pirate. Also (frequently derogatory): a sailor, a boatman. water snake1609 figurative. derogatory. A boatman; a sailor. Obsolete. battoe man1756 boathand1821 a person who works on a boat; a member of a boat's crew; cf. hand, n. 14b. boatie1826 Originally English regional (northern). A person who works or lives on a boat; a boatman. water-jack1828 colloquial. A waterman; a boatman. Cf. earlier Jack in (also o') the water n. at Jack, n.2 phrases 3. floatman1882 A man who manages a float. river rat1884 North American slang. A person who works lives or works on a river. Subcategories:— woman (2) — boy (2) — good or knowledgeable (1) — on a canal (1) — on the Ganges (1) — in Canada (1) — in Italy (1) — bumboat people (1) — keeper of an extra boat (1) — boating enthusiast (2) |
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