Meanings
plural gondoliers · alternative gondoliere
- A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
Not even the gondoliers can escape him. He impersonates people and then refuses to pay for the gondola ride, saying, "Rickety-tickety tack, tomorrow I'll pay you back!" He runs away laughing and clapping his hands.
1977, Nancy Arrowsmith, Field Guide to the Little People, A Curious Journey Into the Hidden Realm of Elves, Faeries, Hobgoblins and Other Not-So-Mythical Creatures, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchgondolier
- Italiangondoliere
- Englishgondolier
From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. By surface analysis, gondola + -ier.
More words from Italian, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian гондолиер
- гондолиер (gondolier)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
Catalan gondoler
- gondolerVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Czech gondoliér, gondoliérka
- gondoliérVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondoliérkaVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Dutch gondelier
- gondelierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Esperanto gondolisto
- gondolistoVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Estonian gondoljeer
- gondoljeerVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Finnish gondolieeri
- gondolieeriVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
French gondolier, gondolière
- gondolierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondolièreVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
German Gondoliere, Gondolier
- GondoliereVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondolierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondelfahrerVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondelführerVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondelschifferVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondelierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- GondolieraVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Greek γονδολιέρης
- γονδολιέρης (gondoliéris)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
Hebrew הגונדולייר
- הגונדוליירVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Hungarian gondolás
- gondolásVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Indonesian pendayung gondola
- pendayung gondolaVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Italian gondoliere, gondoliera
- gondoliereVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondolieraVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Japanese ゴンドラの船頭
- ゴンドラの船頭 (gondora no sendō)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
Latvian gondoljers
- gondoljersVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Lithuanian gondolininkas
- gondolininkasVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Polish gondolier, gondolierka
- gondolierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondolierkaVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Portuguese gondoleiro, gondoleira
- gondoleiroVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondoleiraVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Romanian gondolier
- gondolierVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Russian гондолье́р, гондолье́ра
- гондолье́р (gondolʹjér)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
- гондолье́ра (gondolʹjéra)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
Spanish gondolero, gondolera
- gondoleroVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondoleraVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Swedish gondoljär
- gondoljärVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Tagalog mangongondola, gondolero
- mangongondolaVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondoleroVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Turkish gondolcu, gondolcü
- gondolcuVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
- gondolcüVenetian boatman who propels a gondola
Ukrainian гондольєр
- гондольєр (hondolʹjer)Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gondolier
Anagrams
Cite this entry
gondolier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gondolier
“gondolier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gondolier. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gondolier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gondolier.
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