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LIGHTERMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lighterman mean?
• LIGHTERMAN (noun)
The noun LIGHTERMAN has 1 sense:
1. someone who operates a barge
Familiarity information: LIGHTERMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who operates a barge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("lighterman" is a kind of...):
gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)
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