lighterman
noun[C]
uk/ˈlaɪ.tə.mən/us/ˈlaɪ.t̬ɚ.mən/plurallightermenuk/ˈlaɪ.tə.mən/us/ˈlaɪ.t̬ɚ.mən/a man whoworkson alighter(= alow,openboatused tomovegoodsto and fromshipsin aharbour)or on abarge(= alongboatwith aflatbottom, used forcarryingheavyobjectsonriversorcanals):
驳船夫After a seven-yearapprenticeshiphequalifiedas waterman and lighterman on the Thames.七年学徒期满后,他成为泰晤士河上有资格的船工及驳船夫。
Like many lightermen,CaptainAndrewsfollowedhisfatherandgrandfatherinto thetrade.跟许多同行一样,安德鲁斯船长继承了父亲和祖父的职业成为一名驳船工。
- JohnAdams wassonof a Thames lighterman.
- He wasapprenticedto hisfatheras a lighterman, andsenttoseaat theageof fifteen.
- Theindustryisthriving, with 640licensedwatermen, whoferrypassengers, and lightermen whocaptainfreight.