Synonyms for "ferryman" (19 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

bargeebargemanbargerboat-handler

Strong matches (6)

boaterboatmanboatsmanferriergalley slavegondolier

Related words (9)

lightermanoaroarsmanpunterrowerscullerwatermanyachteryachtsman

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

adult maleferry driverman

derived from

1 entries

ferry

has context

1 entries

greek mythology

is a

1 entries

boatman

related to

2 entries

charonferry

Translations

29 translations across 18 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

• πορθμεύς noun (man who operates a ferry)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 渡船夫 noun (man who operates a ferry)

Dutch

1 entries

• veerman noun (man who operates a ferry)

Finnish

1 entries

• lautturi noun (man who operates a ferry)

French

3 entries

• batelier noun (man who operates a ferry)
• nocher noun (man who operates a ferry)
• passeur noun (man who operates a ferry)

German

2 entries

• Ferge noun (man who operates a ferry)
• Fährmann noun (man who operates a ferry)

Greek

2 entries

• βαρκάρης noun (man who operates a ferry)
• πορθμέας noun (man who operates a ferry)

Hebrew

1 entries

• מַעְבּוֹרַאי noun (man who operates a ferry)

Hungarian

1 entries

• révész noun (man who operates a ferry)

Icelandic

1 entries

• ferjumaður noun (man who operates a ferry)

Italian

1 entries

• traghettatore noun (man who operates a ferry)

Macedonian

1 entries

• скелеџија noun (man who operates a ferry)

Portuguese

1 entries

• balseiro noun (man who operates a ferry)

Romanian

2 entries

• barcagiu noun (man who operates a ferry)
• luntraș noun (man who operates a ferry)

Russian

1 entries

• паро́мщик noun (man who operates a ferry)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

• skeleđija noun (man who operates a ferry)
• skelédžija noun (man who operates a ferry)
• скелеђија noun (man who operates a ferry)
• скелеџија noun (man who operates a ferry)

Spanish

2 entries

• balsero noun (man who operates a ferry)
• barquero noun (man who operates a ferry)

Volapük

3 entries

• hilovenafan noun (man who operates a ferry)
• jilovenafan noun (man who operates a ferry)
• lovenafan noun (man who operates a ferry)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Antonio convinced the ferryman to turn around.

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