boatman
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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
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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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