The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
LIGHTERMAN
lighterman, bargeman, bargee
(noun) someone who operates a barge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lighterman (plural lightermen)
(nautical) One employed on, owning, or managing a lighter.
Source: Wiktionary
Light"er*man, n.; pl. Lightermen (.
Definition: A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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