ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Steamboatman

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Steamboatman is a noun meaning A person employed in the steamboat industry, especially one working on a steamboat.

Meaning

A person employed in the steamboat industry, especially one working on a steamboat.

Example Sentences

When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboatman.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lordly, steamboater, riverboatman, boatperson, boatsman, speedboatman.

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