Meanings
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek πορθμεύς
- πορθμεύς (porthmeús)man who operates a ferry
Chinese Mandarin 渡船夫
- 渡船夫 (dùchuánfū)man who operates a ferry
Dutch veerman
- veermanman who operates a ferry
Finnish lautturi
- lautturiman who operates a ferry
French batelier, nocher
- batelierman who operates a ferry
- nocherman who operates a ferry
- passeurman who operates a ferry
German Fährmann, Ferge
- Fährmannman who operates a ferry
- Fergeman who operates a ferry
Greek πορθμέας, βαρκάρης
- πορθμέας (porthméas)man who operates a ferry
- βαρκάρης (varkáris)man who operates a ferry
Hebrew מַעְבּוֹרַאי
- מַעְבּוֹרַאי (ma'aborai)man who operates a ferry
Hungarian révész
- révészman who operates a ferry
Icelandic ferjumaður
- ferjumaðurman who operates a ferry
Indonesian kapten feri
- kapten feriman who operates a ferry
Italian traghettatore
- traghettatoreman who operates a ferry
Polish przewoźnik
- przewoźnikman who operates a ferry
Portuguese balseiro
- balseiroman who operates a ferry
Romanian luntraș, barcagiu
- luntrașman who operates a ferry
- barcagiuman who operates a ferry
Russian паро́мщик
- паро́мщик (parómščik)man who operates a ferry
Spanish barquero, balsero
- barqueroman who operates a ferry
- balseroman who operates a ferry
Cite this entry
APA
ferryman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferryman
MLA
“ferryman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferryman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferryman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferryman.
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