raftsman

[ rafts-muhn, rahfts- ]

noun,plural rafts·men.
  1. a person who manages or is employed on a raft.

Origin of raftsman

1
First recorded in 1770–80; raft1 + 's1 + -man

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How to use raftsman in a sentence

  • Then Rollo went to the forward end of the raft to see the raftsmen row.

    Rollo on the Rhine | Jacob Abbott
  • The raftsmen also on the other side of the wood were an object of envy to him.

  • It was on our way in return, when "gigging back," as the raftsmen term it, that I first caught a glimpse of success.

    Buckskin Mose | Buckskin Mose
  • It was a rude, rough little camp filled with raftsmen, loggers, mill-hands and boomsmen.

  • All wed have to do then would be to take charge of the scamps, hand over a little reward to the raftsmen, and start back.