canaller

[ kuh-nal-er, -naw-ler ]

noun
  1. a freight boat built for use on canals.

  2. a worker on a canal boat, especially one that formerly plied the Erie Canal.

Origin of canaller

1
First recorded in 1860–65; canal + -er1

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