- boatman
- noun Date: 14th century a man who works on, deals in, or operates boats
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Boatman — may refer to:A profession * A mariner who earns a living by transporting people or cargo by boatAn insect * Lesser water boatman, a water dwelling insect * Water boatman, a type of insect * The 1984 Filipino film Ang Bangkero , released in… … Wikipedia
Boatman — Boat man, n.; pl. {Boatmen}. 1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat. [1913 Webster] As late the boatman hies him home. Percival. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A boat bug. See {Boat bug}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boatman — ► NOUN ▪ a person who provides transport by boat … English terms dictionary
boatman — [bōt′mən] n. pl. boatmen [bōt′mən] a person skilled in the operation of boats boatmanship n … English World dictionary
Boatman — Michael Patrick Boatman (* 25. Oktober 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) ist ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler und Schriftsteller. In Deutschland wurde er bekannt durch seine Rolle als Gordon Heywood in der Sitcom Chaos City. Weitere Erfolge… … Deutsch Wikipedia
boatman — Boat bug Boat bug (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boatman — Recorded in the spellings of Boat, Boate, Bote, Boater, Booter, Boother, Boatman, and Bowater, this is a medieval English surname. Its origins are confused and overlapping, and there are several possible sources. The first is that it can be… … Surnames reference
boatman — UK [ˈbəʊtmən] / US [ˈboʊtmən] noun [countable] Word forms boatman : singular boatman plural boatmen UK [ˈbəʊtmən] / US [ˈboʊtmən] a man who takes people or goods somewhere in a small boat, or who has small boats that you can hire for a period of… … English dictionary
boatman — [[t]bo͟ʊtmən[/t]] boatmen N COUNT A boatman is a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time … English dictionary
boatman — /boht meuhn/, n., pl. boatmen. 1. a person skilled in the use of small craft. 2. a person who sells, rents, or works on boats. Also, boatsman. [1505 15; BOAT + MAN] * * * … Universalium
