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Sentence example with the word 'ferryman'
ferryman
bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, ferrier, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman
Definition
n.
a man who operates a ferry
Last update: June 17, 2015
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I requested the
ferryman
to take me across the river.
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As
ferryman
of the dead he is not mentioned in Homer or Hesiod, and in this character is probably of Egyptian origin.
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Here there kept guard the grim
ferryman
Charon, an infernal deity of fearful aspect.
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The surly
ferryman
, though filled with rage at being forced to obey, was at once silenced.
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He merely repeated: "I'm the
ferryman
, and it's my business to carry people across the lake."'
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Whoever receives the oars will replace him as
ferryman
.
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Hugh Ferryman grumblingly undid his boat, and shoved it a little forth into the deep water.
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There was no answer, and the Ferryman hailed her again.
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