boatman
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The Bumps is closer to cheese-rolling than rowing, the Peterhouse boatman explained in a pep talk to the squad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Despite his pleas, the boatman refused to allow Fayaz to bring the baby's body with them.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
"I'm an old boatman, I have experienced another four floods in the village. This was the worst," he told media.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
Levin Dukes, a boatman, built the house and was its first occupant.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Though the boatman thrust out his pole to try and keep us clear, we smashed against the stone support.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
In the extracts we've seen, some openly acknowledged the use of mercenaries, or as they called them, "boatmen."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Certainly the good Samaritans must have known the two boatmen were not going to be put on trial, owing to lack of evidence.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
I was captivated, though, by the more realist paintings of François Bocion, who frequently painted working boatmen along Lake Geneva in the 19th century.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
Just before the accident, onlookers from the river bank were shouting at the boatmen to navigate carefully.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
“The course is extremely tortuous...twisting and turning in every direction. The boatmen have some strenuous times in getting the boat around some of the curves,” Cherrie wrote in his diary.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
