bargeman
Flat-hull navigator
A bargeman is a person who works on a barge—the flat-bottomed boats used to transport cargo on rivers and canals.
The term covers those who steer, load, or otherwise crew these vessels: The bargeman poled his craft through the narrow channel.
Also called a bargee in British English.
Dug water passage
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- wharfShip docking structure
quay · jetty · mooring · dock · basin · channel · waterfront · pier
Aquatic trade worker
- ferrymanOne who shuttles across water
- punterOne who kicks footballs
- gondolierVenetian waterway operator
- oarsmanOne who propels boats
sculler · coxswain · helmsman · steersman · keelboatman · skipper · deckhand · poler
Ship cargo handler
- longshoremanHarbor freight worker
- dockworkerPort cargo loader
- loaderOne who fills containers
- unloaderOne who removes cargo
deckhand · lumper · workman · hauler · docker · carter · haulier · porter
canal
Dug water passage
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- lockMechanism requiring a key
wharf · quay · jetty · mooring · dock · basin · channel · waterfront · pier · embankment
waterman
Aquatic trade worker
- ferrymanOne who shuttles across water
- punterOne who kicks footballs
- gondolierVenetian waterway operator
oarsman · sculler · coxswain · helmsman · steersman · keelboatman · skipper · deckhand · poler
stevedore
Ship cargo handler
- longshoremanHarbor freight worker
- dockworkerPort cargo loader
- loaderOne who fills containers
unloader · deckhand · lumper · workman · hauler · docker · carter · haulier · porter · navvy
freight
Goods being transported
consignment · bulk · coal · grain · timber · bricks · stone · sand · gravel · merchandise
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- marinerscaptain, sea captain, ship captain, boat captain, skipper
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
- ship crewsailor, seaman, crewman, deckhand, first mate
- transport workerstruck driver, coachman, taxi driver, stagecoach driver, train driver
- boatmenoarsman, rower, ferryman, gondolier, waterman
- river shippingtowboat, tugboat, riverboat, canal boat, narrowboat
bargemanship captain
Commander of a vessel
sea captain · admiral · commodore · naval officer · yacht captain
bargemantruck driver
Commercial vehicle operator
teamster · train engineer · wagoner · carter · railroad engineer