boatman

Example Sentences

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"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

Our boatman, a member of the local Intha ethnic group, tells us we are the first foreign customers he has had for more than three years.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2023

Whenever he dropped a toy in the Nile, he said, a passing boatman would rescue it.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

If she hung a black petticoat on her clothesline, it meant that another member of the ring, Caleb Brewster, a blacksmith and boatman, had arrived in his boat.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen