bargeman
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɑːdʒ.mən/us/ˈbɑːrdʒ.mən/pluralbargemenuk/ˈbɑːdʒ.mən/us/ˈbɑːrdʒ.mən/(UKalsobargee)apersonwhoworksorliveson abarge(= alongboatwith aflatbottom, used forcarryingheavyobjects, or alongnarrowboatused oncanals):
Hisfatherwas a bargeman on the Thames.
Acanalbargemanpulledagreenbicycleframefrom thewater.
- ThestoryfollowsThames bargeman William Thornhill,sentencedin 1806 to betransportedto NewSouthWales.
- One of the bargemensawanemptyboatfloatingdown the Seine andtowedit to thebank.
- This is where hisskillas a bargemansavedourlives.
- Helikedtothinkhelookedlike aroughbargeman, andthoughtof hisstudioas abargeinterior.
People who work on boats & ships
- bargee
- boatman
- cabin boy
- corsair
- crew
- crew member
- docker
- freighter
- gondolier
- helmsman
- longshoreman
- merchant seaman
- pilot
- punter
- run away to seaidiom
- sailor
- sea dog
- seafarer
- shipmate
- stevedore
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