📖 Definitions of "Boatmen"
noun
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A man in charge of a small boat.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Boatmen"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sampannoun | (chiefly historical) A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars. |
| ferrymennoun | — |
| fishermennoun | A 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. |
| portersnoun | A 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. |
| ferrymannoun | A man who operates a ferry. |
| longboatnoun | (nautical) The largest and thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship. |
| cooliesnoun | An 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. |
| seamennoun | Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel. |
| seafarersnoun | A sailor or mariner. |
| feluccasnoun | A 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. |
| gondoliersnoun | A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice. |
| fisherfolknoun | People who fish for a living. |
| mahoutsnoun | (South Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver. |
| flatboatsnoun | A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers. |
| doriesnoun | Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish. |
| boatsnoun | A 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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