riverman
riverman noun: a man who lives or works on a river.
Noun
riverman (plural rivermen)
- A man who lives or works on a river.
- It was curious to note the skill with which the veteran riverman allowed the current to carry his boats on their way, and the ease with which they were finally drawn in to the bank opposite the freight cars.1913, Harry Lincoln Sayler, On the Edge of the Arctic
- At last they lay alongside a little landing to which a houseboat was moored, occupied by a riverman whom Uncle Dick seemed to know.1922, Emerson Hough, The Young Alaskans on the Missouri
Forms of riverman
| plural | rivermen |
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Origin of riverman
From river + -man.
Questions about riverman
- What does riverman mean?
- Riverman means a man who lives or works on a river.
- What part of speech is riverman?
- Riverman is a noun.
- What is the plural of riverman?
- The plural of riverman is rivermen.
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