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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
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Etymology
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ferry
+
-man
.
Noun
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ferryman
(
plural
ferrymen
)
A man who operates a
ferry
.
(
Greek
mythology
,
usually preceded by
the
)
Charon
.
Translations
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man who operates a ferry
Chinese:
Mandarin:
渡船夫
(
dùchuánfū
)
Dutch:
veerman
(nl)
m
Finnish:
lautturi
(fi)
French:
batelier
(fr)
m
German:
Fährmann
(de)
m
,
(
poetic
,
dated
)
Ferge
(de)
m
Greek:
πορθμέας
(el)
m
(
porthméas
)
,
βαρκάρης
(el)
m
(
varkáris
)
Ancient:
πορθμεύς
m
(
porthmeús
)
Hebrew:
מַעְבּוֹרַאי
(he)
m
(
ma'aborai
)
Hungarian:
révész
(hu)
Icelandic:
ferjumaður
m
Italian:
traghettatore
Macedonian:
скелеџија
m
(
skeledžija
)
Portuguese:
balseiro
(pt)
m
Romanian:
luntraș
(ro)
m
,
barcagiu
(ro)
m
Russian:
паро́мщик
(ru)
m
(
parómščik
)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic:
скелеђија
m
,
скелеџија
m
Roman:
skeleđija
,
skelédžija
(sh)
Spanish:
barquero
m
,
balsero
(es)
m
Volapük:
lovenafan
(vo)
m
or
f
,
hilovenafan
m
,
jilovenafan
f
Charon
—
see
Charon