boatman

Speech parts

1. boatman - Noun

2. Boatman - Proper noun

Meaning

A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.

A boat bug. See Boat bug.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

boater waterman sailor jack mariner gob marine seafarer boatswain captain seaman hand pilot salt tar
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Antonyms

civilian citizen commoner pacifist civy private citizen
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Hypernyms

worker

Hyponyms

rower gondolier punter oarsman ferryman canoeist

Related terms

boatbuilder boatowner

Derivatives

boatmen

Examples

Your soul and your body are, of themselves, indifferent to the state of boatman or that of duke; and there is no natural bond that attaches them to one condition rather than to another. Blaise Pascal

A small motorboat with a colourful sunshade belonging to boatman Yasser Heisa took us to the island close to the Philae Island. Source: Internet

The tremendous crash brought an irate boatman running and we had to pay for the door to calm him. Source: Internet

“The boatman thought that killing a soldier with a hammer was involving him in something he was not prepared to get mixed up in.” Source: Internet

He turned his native boatman into the “admiral of his fleet” and then went on to make his Japanese cook the prime minister. Source: Internet

The boatman possibly lost control because of the strong river current, they said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

boatload boatmaker boatmaking boatmanship boatmast boatmaster