ferryman (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ferryman*:
NOUN	person	ferryman	a man who operates a ferry

ferryman > pronunciation
Sounds	feh'riymahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *ferryman*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A man who operates a ferry.
Narrower	Charon	(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
Broader	boatman, boater, waterman	someone who drives or rides in a boat
Spanish	balsero, barquero

HyperDic: ferryman