Bargemaster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bargemaster is a noun meaning The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
Meaning
The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
Example Sentences
In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames.
Hitherto the river had given facilities to Kingston traders which their competitors elsewhere could not possess, but now the railway took the malt from distant towns to the London market at lower rates than the bargemasters.
Word Forms
- bargemasters
- barge master
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bargeman, barger, bargewoman, bridgemaster, baggagemaster, boatman.
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