boatman
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbəʊt.mən/ us/ˈboʊt.mən/ -men /-mən/ /-mən/
靠小船营生的人;摆渡人;船夫
a man whose job is to control a small boat, for example on a river
Boatmen transported goods to market along the river. 船夫沿河为市场运送货物。
A boatman will ferry you across for $2. 摆渡人两美元就可以载你过河。
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- You can hire a boatman to take you in a sort of gondola to the morning market.
- The canal is already buzzing with activity; boatmen have begun their long day.
- In mythology, Charon was the boatman of the River Styx.