gondolier

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gon=do=lier

CIDE DICTIONARY

gondolier, n. [It. gondoliere: cf. F. gondolier.].

 A man who rows a gondola.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gondolier, n. the oarsman on a gondola.

Etymology

F f. It. gondoliere (as GONDOLA)

THESAURUS

gondolier

bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman

ROGET THESAURUS

gondolier

Mariner

N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.