Bargeman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bargeman is a noun meaning A member of the crew of a barge.
Meaning
A member of the crew of a barge.
More Meanings
- A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
- (slang) A large white grub that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
Example Sentences
Laurie still has Sam's work log from 1919–1934, a fifty-page volume documenting Sam's day-to-day experiences and serves well to show the kind of working conditions an Ouse bargeman endured in the 1920s.
Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.
Word Forms
- bargemen
Synonyms for bargeman
Depending on context, synonyms include bargee, pug, lighterman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bargee, lighterman, bargemaster, barger, bargewoman, boatman.
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