Jump to content

boatman

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Boatman

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English boteman, botman, bateman. Equivalent to boat +‎ -man.

Noun

[edit]

boatman (plural boatmen)

  1. A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
    Synonyms: boatsman, boater
    Hypernyms: sailor; see also Thesaurus:sailor
    Near-synonym: boatkeeper

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]