boatwoman
- noun
- /ˈboʊtˌwʊmən/
- As a skilled boatwoman, she worked daily to transport goods across the lake.
Examples
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The boatwoman expertly navigated the river, guiding the tourists to the scenic spots.
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The boatwoman shared her knowledge of the waterways with anyone interested in learning.
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When Max hallucinates Dr. Chouteau's voice emerging from the mouth of a boatwoman arguing with her neighbor, he starts eating again, moving again.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
A person who goes out on a boat for fun
A person who rows or guides a small boat
A person who sits at the front of a boat to watch ahead and warn the crew
A woman who steers a ship or boat
A woman who controls the direction of a boat or ship
A person who steers a small boat during a whale hunt
A woman who sails a yacht for sport or as a hobby
A person who owns or sails a yacht
A person who spends time on a yacht for fun
A person who sails or rides in a sailboat
A woman who rows a boat, often as a sport
A woman who travels in a raft, often as a job or sport
A woman who takes people across a river by boat as her job
A woman who works on a flat boat that carries goods on rivers and canals
A woman who works on a flat boat moving goods between ships and the shore
A person who works on a long river boat that carries goods
A woman sailor trained and qualified for special duties on a ship
A woman sailor on a merchant ship who is fully trained in deck and safety duties
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boatwoman simply joins boat and woman. It means 'a woman who works on, rides in, or drives a boat', so you can remember it as a woman who guides or sails a boat.