Bargemaster

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.

    "In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames."

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"In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames."

Etymology

From barge + master.

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