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barge-men
barge·man
/
ˈbɑrdʒ
mən
/
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[
bahrj
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
barge·men.
1.
one of the crew of a
barge
.
2.
a person who owns, manages, or captains a
barge
.
Also called,
especially British,
bar·gee
/
bɑrˈdʒi
/
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[
bahr-
jee
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1400–50,
earlier in
Anglo-Latin,
Anglo-French;
Middle English;
see
barge
,
man
1
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bargee
or
(
US and Canadian
)
bargeman
(bɑːˈdʒiː, ˈbɑːdʒmən)
—
n
,
pl
bargees
,
bargemen
a person employed on or in charge of a barge
bargeman
or
(
US and Canadian
)
bargeman
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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