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boatman

noun

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Wiktionary

name

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a boatman.
  2. An unincorporated community in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.
  3. A rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English boteman, botman, bateman. Equivalent to boat + -man.

  1. A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.

    Near-synonym: boatkeeper