bargeman
- noun
- /ˈbɑrɡmən/
- As the bargeman navigated the river, he shouted instructions to his crew.
Examples
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If I recall correctly... ...you're licensed as a bargeman.
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The bargeman will be waiting for them.
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You might have their favor now, bargeman... ...but it won't last.
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That trouble-making bargeman... ...is behind all this.
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Bargeman, Lisa Ann. The Egyptian Origin of Christianity. Bloomington, Ind.: 1stBooks Library, 2003. Pp. xiv + 107. $10.95.
Academic text (2003) -
The bargeman skillfully maneuvered the barge along the narrow canal.
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Every day, the bargeman transported agricultural goods from the farms to the market.
Synonyms
A man who rows or steers a boat to carry people across water
A person who moves a boat to carry people across rivers or canals
A person who works or lives by a river, for example as a boatman
A person who rows or guides a small boat
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 loads and unloads ships using a flat boat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bargeman comes from barge, meaning 'boat', and man, meaning 'person'. So a bargeman is the person who works on or steers a barge, carrying goods on rivers and canals.