gondolier
Example Sentences
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He relates on a personal level to a gondolier whose son will eventually take over his business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
“When everything reopens, tourists will invade us again,” said Giuseppe Tagliapietra, a gondolier for 43 years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
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
Then he tore away from Prosper and jumped down the steps to watch a gondolier push his boat off its mooring.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
