Standard Lemma guide

boatman

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbəʊt.mən/
  • /ˈbəʊt.mæn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 T M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation for a boatman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: boatkeeper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boatsman, boater, boatkeeper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sailor, jack, jacktar, lobscouser, mariner, matelot, Neptunian, Neptunist, salt, seafarer, seaman, shipman, squid, swab, swabby, tar, waterman

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who drives or rides in a boat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boater, waterman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: worker

Narrower terms: canoeist, paddler, ferryman, gondolier, gondoliere, oarsman, rower, punter

History

Etymology

From Middle English boteman, botman, bateman. Equivalent to boat + -man.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մակույկավար (makuykavar) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Armenian: նավավար (navavar) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Armenian: նավարար (navarar) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Bengali: মাল্লা (malla) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Catalan: barquer — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Catalan: barquera — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 船工 (chuángōng) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Finnish: veneilijä — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Finnish: venemies — a man in charge of a small boat
  • French: passeur — a man in charge of a small boat
  • French: batelier — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Galician: barqueiro — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Georgian: მენავე (menave) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • German: Ruderer — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Hebrew: סִירַאי (siray) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Hindi: माँझी (māñjhī) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Hungarian: csónakos — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Indonesian: juru mudi — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Irish: bádóir — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Italian: barcaiolo — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Italian: battelliere — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Japanese: 船頭 (sendō) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Japanese: 舟子 (shūshi) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Javanese: wong belahan — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Ladino: barkero — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Lao: ພົນເຮືອ (phon hư̄a) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Macedonian: гемиџија (gemidžija) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Macedonian: чамџија (čamdžija) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Norman: bat'leux — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Norman: batelyi — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Portuguese: barqueiro — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Romanian: barcagiu — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Romanian: luntraș — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Russian: ло́дочник (lódočnik) — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Scottish Gaelic: fear-bàta — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Serbo-Croatian: чамџија — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Serbo-Croatian: čamdžija — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Spanish: barquero — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Spanish: balsero — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Tocharian B: olyitau — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Turkish: kayıkçı — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Venetan: barcarol — a man in charge of a small boat
  • Vietnamese: sãi — a man in charge of a small boat