Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

bargeman

 - 2 dictionary results

barge⋅man

[bahrj-muhn]
–noun, plural -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 [bahr-jee] .


Origin:
1400–50, earlier in AL, AF; ME; see barge, man 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bargeman
barge·man   (bärj'mən)   
n.  The master or a crew member of a barge.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bargeman on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: