gondolier
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“When everything reopens, tourists will invade us again,” said Giuseppe Tagliapietra, a gondolier for 43 years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
A singing cabby poses as a gondolier for a cheese company, then goes to Venice and becomes one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
And, of course, this being Las Vegas the guy doing the anthems was a singing gondolier whose day job is serenading tourists in the faux canals of Venice just across the street.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2018
The gondolier pictured is wearing a kasa, or a traditional Japanese straw hat.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
Feeling like a gondolier, Zeitoun paddled steadily and said nothing.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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