gondolier
Example Sentences
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He relates on a personal level to a gondolier whose son will eventually take over his business.
From Los Angeles Times
Some gondoliers in Venice, Italy have claimed that “overweight” tourists are creating a boatload of trouble, forcing them to cut passenger capacity for safety’s sake.
From Fox News
Venice’s gondoliers have reduced capacity on their boats, blaming the increased burden of “overweight” tourists.
From The Guardian
The still waters of canals are disturbed only by slender wooden boats, rowed by locals standing up in classic gondolier style, rather than the moto ondoso waves made by speeding water taxis.
From The Guardian
In September a gondolier was headbutted and punched in the face by a man from South America after clashing over a selfie.
From The Guardian
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