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ferryman
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ferryman has 1 sense
- ferryman(n = noun.person) Array - a man who operates a ferry; Array has particulars: charon
is a kind of boater, boatman, waterman
THESAURUS
ferryman
bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, ferrier, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsmanROGET THESAURUS
ferryman
Mariner
N sailor, mariner, navigator, seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, dock walloper, tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A, B, man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy, skipper, shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman, bargee, gondolier, oar, oarsman, rower, boatswain, cockswain, coxswain, steersman, pilot, crew, aerial navigator, aeronaut, balloonist, Icarus, aeroplanist, airman, aviator, birdman, man-bird, wizard of the air, aviatrix, flier, pilot, test pilot, glider pilot, bush pilot, navigator, flight attendant, steward, stewardess, crew, astronaut, cosmonaut, parachutist, paratrooper.
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