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boatman
CIDE DICTIONARY
boatman, n.
- A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat. [1913 Webster]"As late the boatman hies him home." [1913 Webster]
- A boat bug. See Boat bug. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
boatman, n. (pl. -men) a person who hires out boats or provides transport by boat.
THESAURUS
boatman
bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatsman, ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsmanROGET THESAURUS
boatman
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.For further exploring for "boatman" in Webster Dictionary Online