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boatman

[boht-muhn] / ˈboʊt mən /
NOUN
oarsman
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The Bumps is closer to cheese-rolling than rowing, the Peterhouse boatman explained in a pep talk to the squad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Oo Oo had to retire from his job as a boatman when he suffered a stroke which left him partially paralysed.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

"I'm an old boatman, I have experienced another four floods in the village. This was the worst," he told media.

From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023

Levin Dukes, a boatman, built the house and was its first occupant.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

Nick's boatman steered toward one of the narrow archways.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

"Everyone did their part, those of us who knew about the environmental issue contributed, the lawyers, the farmers, our boatmen from Colon, our youth," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023

I was captivated, though, by the more realist paintings of François Bocion, who frequently painted working boatmen along Lake Geneva in the 19th century.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

Just before the accident, onlookers from the river bank were shouting at the boatmen to navigate carefully.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

He went in a rowboat with a couple of young fishermen of Low Torning, who wanted the honor of being his boatmen.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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