boatman

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According to legend, it took rough and rugged characters to tame the early American frontier: men like Daniel Boone, the trailblazer, or Mike Fink, the brawling river boatman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

Only the boatman and the dragonflies seemed indifferent to the journey they were making.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman