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boatkeeper

boatkeeper noun: a person in charge of a boat.

Noun

boatkeeper (plural boatkeepers)

  1. A person in charge of a boat.
    1. (historical) A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.

Forms of boatkeeper

pluralboatkeepers

Origin of boatkeeper

From boat + keeper.

Questions about boatkeeper

What does boatkeeper mean?
Boatkeeper means a person in charge of a boat.
What part of speech is boatkeeper?
Boatkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of boatkeeper?
The plural of boatkeeper is boatkeepers.

Words near boatkeeper in the dictionary

  1. boating
  2. boatings
  3. boation
  4. boations
  5. boatish
  6. boatkeeper
  7. boatkeepers
  8. boatlength
  9. boatlengths
  10. boatless
  11. boatlessness

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