ferryman

Examples

• All

• Cal is our regular ferryman between the mainland and the islands around here.

  April Fool's Day (1986)

• My Korean ferryman sat at the oars, while behind him was my gloomy friend and well-wisher, Vanya Oganov.

  Fiction book (1991)

• We had to wait till the ferryman had orders to take us over.

  Remember the Sultana (2015)

• The boat is here, but the ferryman is afraid to take us across.

  Arabian Nights (1942)

• The ferryman and his lady ate here every morning.

  The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

• The ferryman seems to be dawdling, but she doesn't mind in the least.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The ferryman Josip Poje sees it when he takes people and cargo across the water.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Standing melancholy at the steering oar, the ferryman forlornly called the beat, and Wenty glanced over his shoulder to take the distance.

  Fiction book (1999)

• As Porthos and Aramis arrive, the flatboat is just returning, piloted by its ferryman, a hunched and weather-beaten gnome.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The ferryman skillfully guided the boat across the river, ensuring all the passengers felt safe.

Synonyms

B

boatman

vsferryman

7 2.8

A man who rows or steers a boat to carry people across water

is the male worker whose job is regular passenger crossings

W

waterman

vsferryman

• UK

3 7.9

A person who moves a boat to carry people across rivers or canals

is the male worker specialized in scheduled passenger boat crossings

O

oarsman

vsferryman

1 4.4

A person who rows a boat, often in a team

performs paid crossings by managing the whole boat operation, not just rowing

F

ferry driver

vsferryman

1 2.5

A person who drives a boat that carries people or cars across water

focuses on carrying people across water rather than vehicles

B

boatsman

vsferryman

1 4.0

A person who rows or guides a small boat

is specifically the male worker whose job is passenger crossings

R

riverman

vsferryman

1 7.0

A person who works or lives by a river, for example as a boatman

is specifically the male worker hired to run passenger crossings

F

ferrywoman

vsferryman

7.2

A woman who takes people across a river by boat as her job

refers to a male worker doing the same boat crossing job

K

keelboatman

vsferryman

• Archaic

9.6

A person who works on a long river boat that carries goods

does the same river transport job but on regular passenger crossings

R

raftman

vsferryman

9.3

A person who works on a raft to carry people or goods along a river

uses standard boats for scheduled passenger crossings rather than rafts

R

raftsman

vsferryman

9.0

A person who travels on or steers a raft for work

operates conventional boats on set passenger routes instead of rafts

W

wheelsman

vsferryman

• Jargon

7.9

A person who steers a boat or ship by using the wheel

focuses on full responsibility for passenger crossings rather than just steering

Surface Forms

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Etymology