Plural of boatman
irregular plural
The plural of boatman is boatmen.
Forms of boatman
| Singular | boatman /ˈbəʊt.mən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | boatmen |
| Countable | countable |
Boatmen in a sentence
- Here I paid off my hardy boatmen, and prepared for my overland journey to Ch'êng-tu.1912, Esther Singleton, editor, China As Described by Great Writers, New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., page 184. From the entry Ichang
- On the right bank stands Datchet, which even now retains traces of a seamanly past—its boats, its “beach”, its white-topped boatmen.1967, J. H. B. Peel, Portrait of the Thames (from Teddington to the Source), page 41. From the entry astronomeress
- Native to the Kao-yu region of modern Kiangsu province, north of the Yangtze, Chang and his brothers grew up as canal boatmen employed by the state salt monopoly.[1978, Charles O. Hucker, The Ming Dynasty, its Origins and Evolving Institutions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10. From the entry Gaoyou
- When we came to them by day the boatmen were on the watch, poles in hand, and we children were warned not to get in the way.1931 January 16, “A Visit to China's Venice”, in North Borneo Herald, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2020. From the entry teching
- With the old boatmen holding annual re-unions at Rolling Green Park, tales and exciting moments of boatings and fishing in the old canal are told and re-told among veteran boatmen.1953, Pennsylvania Angler, volumes 22-23, page 61. From the entry boating
Meaning of boatman
- noun A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of boatman
- What is the plural of boatman?
- The plural of boatman is boatmen.
- Is boatman countable?
- Boatman is a countable noun.
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