boatkeeper
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5.7
A person who looks after and cares for a boat as their job
- noun
- /ˈboʊtˌkiːpər/
:
patrón
Examples
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They dug up the worms together this morning at 5 a.m. at the boatkeeper's compost pile next to his shed.
Fiction book (1996) -
The boatkeeper ensured that the vessel was clean and ready for the next trip.
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As a skilled boatkeeper, she managed several boats and rented them out to tourists.
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The boatkeeper maintained the boat's engine and prepared it for a fishing expedition this weekend.
Synonyms
4
9.9
A ship officer who looks after equipment and leads the crew that keeps it working
manages and cares for one boat, often operating or renting it
How Responsible
Surface Forms
boatkeeper singular
boatkeepers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Boatkeeper is simply boat + keeper, where keep means 'to look after'. So a boatkeeper is a person who looks after, manages, or runs a boat as their job.