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ferryman

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Fer´ry`man
n.1.One who maintains or attends a ferry.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ferrymanferryman - a man who operates a ferry          
Charon - (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
boatman, waterman, boater - someone who drives or rides in a boat
Translations
ferryman [ˈferɪmən] N (ferrymen (pl)) → barquero m
ferryman [ˈfɛrɪmən] n (ferrymen (pl)) → traghettatore m
ferryman [ˈfɛrɪmən] n (ferrymen (pl)) → traghettatore m


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Seeing a Ferryman in his boat he paid something for his passage and was about to embark.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
One could divine by the ray of a tiny light the sort of hut in the form of a beehive where the ferryman of cows took refuge at night.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
"There ought to be a ferryman with a boat," said the Scarecrow; "but I don't see any.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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