BARGEMAN

lighterman, bargeman, bargee

(noun) someone who operates a barge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bargeman (plural bargemen)

A member of the crew of a barge.

A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.

(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

Anagrams

• megabarn

Source: Wiktionary


Barge"man, n.

Definition: The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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