noun
Meaning 1
A man who operates a ferry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ferryman
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.
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Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹ.i.mən/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfeɹ.i.mən/
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noun
Meaning 2
Charon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Qualifier: usually preceded by the
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
a man who operates a ferry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boatman, boater, waterman
Narrower terms: Charon
History
Etymology
From ferry + -man.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 渡船夫 (dùchuánfū) — man who operates a ferry
- Dutch: veerman — man who operates a ferry
- Finnish: lautturi — man who operates a ferry
- French: batelier — man who operates a ferry
- French: nocher — man who operates a ferry
- French: passeur — man who operates a ferry
- German: Fährmann — man who operates a ferry
- German: Ferge — man who operates a ferry
- Greek: πορθμέας (porthméas) — man who operates a ferry
- Greek: βαρκάρης (varkáris) — man who operates a ferry
- Ancient Greek: πορθμεύς (porthmeús) — man who operates a ferry
- Hebrew: מַעְבּוֹרַאי (ma'aborai) — man who operates a ferry
- Hungarian: révész — man who operates a ferry
- Icelandic: ferjumaður — man who operates a ferry
- Italian: traghettatore — man who operates a ferry
- Macedonian: скелеџија (skeledžija) — man who operates a ferry
- Polish: przewoźnik — man who operates a ferry
- Portuguese: balseiro — man who operates a ferry
- Romanian: luntraș — man who operates a ferry
- Romanian: barcagiu — man who operates a ferry
- Russian: паро́мщик (parómščik) — man who operates a ferry
- Serbo-Croatian: скелеђија — man who operates a ferry
- Serbo-Croatian: скелеџија — man who operates a ferry
- Serbo-Croatian: skeleđija — man who operates a ferry
- Serbo-Croatian: skelédžija — man who operates a ferry
- Spanish: barquero — man who operates a ferry
- Spanish: balsero — man who operates a ferry
- Volapük: lovenafan — man who operates a ferry
- Volapük: hilovenafan — man who operates a ferry
- Volapük: jilovenafan — man who operates a ferry