bargee
noun[C]
UKuk/bɑːˈdʒiː/us/bɑːrˈdʒiː/apersonwhosailsorliveson abarge(= alongboatwith aflatbottom, used forcarryingheavyobjects, or alongnarrowboatused oncanals):
Bargees are thecaptainsandcrewsof thebigbargesthatslowlygo up and down theriver.
The Shroppie is thenamebargees give to thecanalthatwindsthrough Shropshire.
Synonym
bargeman
- In 1860occupationssuch as bargee, lighterman, andchimneysweephad highdeathrates.
- Thisoldinnwasoncethehauntof the bargees andtheirfamilieswhotravelledthecanals.
- Thefilmtellsthestoryof a Seine bargee and hisbride.
- "I'm a bargee, owner-operator, that's myshipdown there," she said,pointingdown thesideof thequay.
People who work on boats & ships
- bargeman
- boatman
- cabin boy
- corsair
- crew
- crew member
- docker
- freighter
- gondolier
- helmsman
- longshoreman
- merchant seaman
- pilot
- punter
- run away to seaidiom
- sailor
- sea dog
- seafarer
- shipmate
- stevedore
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