Dictionary

boatman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbəʊt.mən/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbəʊt.mæn/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
   • Near-synonym: boatkeeper

Forms

Deriveds

boatmanship · Boatman · water boatman

Hypernyms

lobscouser · shipman · swab · squid · seafarer · jacktar · swabby · seaman · sailor · tar · waterman · matelot · Neptunist · Neptunian · sailor · jack · mariner · salt

Relateds

boatowner · boatbuilder

Synonyms

boatsman · boatkeeper · boater

Translations (43)

vec barcarol (a man in charge of a small boat) · es barquero (a man in charge of a small boat) · it barcaiolo (a man in charge of a small boat) · it battelliere (a man in charge of a small boat) · ja 舟子 (a man in charge of a small boat) · ka მენავე (a man in charge of a small boat) · ca barquera (a man in charge of a small boat) · mk гемиџија (a man in charge of a small boat) · cmn 船工 (a man in charge of a small boat) · lad barkero (a man in charge of a small boat) · ru ло́дочник (a man in charge of a small boat) · fr passeur (a man in charge of a small boat) · ca barquer (a man in charge of a small boat) · sh чамџија (a man in charge of a small boat) · mk чамџија (a man in charge of a small boat) · jv wong belahan (a man in charge of a small boat) · txb olyitau (a man in charge of a small boat) · hu csónakos (a man in charge of a small boat) · hi माँझी (a man in charge of a small boat) · fi venemies (a man in charge of a small boat) · vi sãi (a man in charge of a small boat) · id juru mudi (a man in charge of a small boat) · hy մակույկավար (a man in charge of a small boat) · hy նավավար (a man in charge of a small boat) · pt barqueiro (a man in charge of a small boat) · ro luntraș (a man in charge of a small boat) · bn মাল্লা (a man in charge of a small boat) · gd fear-bàta (a man in charge of a small boat) · hy նավարար (a man in charge of a small boat) · lo ພົນເຮືອ (a man in charge of a small boat) · es balsero (a man in charge of a small boat) · de Ruderer (a man in charge of a small boat) · fr batelier (a man in charge of a small boat) · nrf bat'leux (a man in charge of a small boat) · fi veneilijä (a man in charge of a small boat) · gl barqueiro (a man in charge of a small boat) · ja 船頭 (a man in charge of a small boat) · tr kayıkçı (a man in charge of a small boat) · sh čamdžija (a man in charge of a small boat) · he סִירַאי (a man in charge of a small boat) · nrf batelyi (a man in charge of a small boat) · ro barcagiu (a man in charge of a small boat) · ga bádóir (a man in charge of a small boat)