ferryman

[fer-ee-muhn]

fer·ry·man

[fer-ee-muhn]
noun, plural fer·ry·men.
a person who owns or operates a ferry.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English feryman. See ferry, man1

sub·fer·ry·man, noun, plural sub·fer·ry·men.
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ferryman

noun
a man who operates a ferry 
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