bargeman
bargeman noun: a member of the crew of a barge.
Noun
bargeman (plural bargemen)
- A member of the crew of a barge.
- Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, photo caption
- Laurie still has Sam's work log from 1919–1934, a fifty-page volume documenting Sam's day-to-day experiences and serves well to show the kind of working conditions an Ouse bargeman endured in the 1920s.2017, David Lewis, River Ouse Bargeman: A Lifetime on the Yorkshire Ouse, page 38
- A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
- A large white grub that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
Synonyms of bargeman
Forms of bargeman
| plural | bargemen |
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Origin of bargeman
From barge + -man.
Questions about bargeman
- What does bargeman mean?
- Bargeman means a member of the crew of a barge.
- What part of speech is bargeman?
- Bargeman is a noun.
- What is the plural of bargeman?
- The plural of bargeman is bargemen.
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