English Explanatory Dictionary

bargeman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the crew of a barge.
  2. A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
  3. A large white grub that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

Pronunciation

en-us-bargeman.ogg

Word forms

bargeman bargemen

Etymology

From barge + -man.

Synonyms

bargee pug
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