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Boatmen

A man in charge of a small boat.

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    A man in charge of a small boat.

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sampannoun(chiefly historical) A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
ferrymennoun
fishermennounA fisher, a person engaged in fishing:
coraclenoun(nautical) A small circular or oblong boat made of wickerwork and made watertight with hides or pitch, propelled and steered with a single paddle and light enough to be carried on a person's back.
portersnounA person who carries luggage and related objects.
canoesnoun(nautical) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
ferrymannounA man who operates a ferry.
longboatnoun(nautical) The largest and thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.
cooliesnounAn unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
seamennounSynonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
seafarersnounA sailor or mariner.
feluccasnounA traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
gondoliersnounA boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
fisherfolknounPeople who fish for a living.
mahoutsnoun(South Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
flatboatsnounA boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
doriesnounAny of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
boatsnounA craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
ayahsnoun(Islam) A verse in the Quran.
marinersnoun(baseball) The team Seattle Mariners.

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