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Charon et al., in myth
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ferrymen
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ferryman \Fer"ry*man\, n.; pl. Ferrymen . One who maintains or attends a ferry.
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n. (plural of ferryman English)
Usage examples of ferrymen.
Zanni uncoiled his incongruously big whip, gave it a brisk snap, the ferrymen let go—and the geese, willy-nilly, went off in an impetuous swoop downriver, having to hurry to keep the tub from running over them.
The helpful ferrymen then unlatched the coop of doves she had left with them.
Mullenax soon found the Tabán district, where lived all the Danube ferrymen and assorted other hard characters.
Incoming boatmen shouted at them in tones of questioning amazement, or warningly, or derisively, but Edge's ferrymen saved their breath and did not shout retorts.
The ferrymen threw curses at their backs, and one or two threw stones.
We found the ferrymen who took him across the Trident, and the poor sod he robbed on the kingsroad.
When the aft end of the boat slammed into the hillside, the ferrymen opened a wide door beneath the carved horse's head, and extended a heavy oaken plank.
It was said the ferrymen had considerable clout as far sunward as Saturn's orbit.