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gondolier

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gon⋅do⋅lier

[gon-dl-eer]
–noun
a person who rows or poles a gondola.

Origin:
1595–1605; < It gondoliere. See gondola, -ier 2
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gon·do·lier   (gŏn'dl-îr')   
n.   Nautical
One who propels a gondola.

[French, from Italian gondoliere, from gondola, gondola; see gondola.]
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