raftsman

R1A1F4T1S1M3A1N1

noun

A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.

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Meanings

nounraftsman (plural raftsmen)

plural raftsmen

  1. A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna man who travels by raft

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Broader
raftermanadult male
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan raier, raiera
  • raierperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • raieraperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Czech raftař, vorař
  • raftařperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • vorařperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Dutch vlotter
  • vlotterperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Finnish tukinuittaja, uittomies
  • tukinuittajaperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • uittomiesperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
French flotteur, draveur
  • flotteurperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • draveurperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
German Flößer
  • Flößerperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Latvian plostnieks
  • plostnieksperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Polish flisak, oryl
  • flisakperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • orylperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Portuguese jangadeiro
  • jangadeiroperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Romanian plutaș
  • plutașperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Spanish almadiero, ganchero
  • almadieroperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
  • gancheroperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Swedish timmerflottare
  • timmerflottareperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Turkish salcı
  • salcıperson who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill
Cite this entry
APA

raftsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raftsman

MLA

“raftsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raftsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raftsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raftsman.

Source: raftsman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.