waterman
3
7.9
- noun
- UK
:
barquero
- As the waterman ferried the tourists across the river, he shared stories of the area's history.
Examples
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Yeah, you start out, you'll probably be the waterman for a little while.
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Today, for example, Terry will make a bank deposit for one waterman and pay a past-due utility bill for another.
Academic text (1994) -
The bay will no longer support a waterman and his family.
Academic text (1994) -
Not at all, sir. "Who are these fine gentlemen?" the waterman demanded of Field.
Fiction book (1990) -
Being the only female waterman around the harbor caused talk.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Your uncle thought you'd make a good waterman," she said.
Fiction book (1995) -
A waterman works on a winter morning in Maryland's Patuxent River, one of the Chesapeake's tributaries.
Academic text (2005) -
In 1594, John Durant, a tanner, and Henry Elwood, a waterman, became involved in a quarrel at Cambridge.
Academic text (2009) -
We floated alongside, and Constable Rogers clamped onto the waterman's ragged gunwale.
Fiction book (1990) -
The waterman skillfully navigated the narrow canal, ensuring the passengers enjoyed the scenic views.
Synonyms
12
3.0
A person who goes out on a boat for fun
7
6.4
A person who takes people across a river or lake by boat
7
2.8
A man who rows or steers a boat to carry people across water
1
7.5
A person who steers a long flat boat to move goods along rivers or canals
1
4.4
A person who rows a boat, often in a team
1
4.0
A person who rows or guides a small boat
1
2.5
A person who drives a boat that carries people or cars across water
1
7.0
A person who works or lives by a river, for example as a boatman
A person who works on a flat boat that carries goods on rivers and canals
A person who works on a long river boat that carries goods
A person who travels on or steers a raft for work
A person who works on a raft to carry people or goods along a river
A person who uses a long pole to move a flat boat on shallow water
A person who steers a small boat during a whale hunt
A woman who drives or guides a boat, often as her job
A woman who works on a flat boat that carries goods on rivers and canals
A woman who takes people across a river by boat as her job
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterman comes from the two simple parts water and man, which together mean 'a man on the water' who works with boats. It was used for people who carried passengers across rivers or guided boats, so today it means someone who drives or works a boat.