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Canoemen

canoeman \ca*noe"man\ (k[.a]*n[=oo]"man), n.; pl. Canoemen (k[.a]*n[=oo]"men). One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe.

Cabins and clearing greeted the eye of the passing canoeman.
--Parkman.

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canoemen

n. (plural of canoeman English)

Usage examples of "canoemen".

The two canoemen, water running from them in streams, were on the other bank, though a little farther down the stream.

Dick knew it was the little man whom he had seen by the river, and perhaps the canoemen were with him-he would certainly have comrades, or his own danger would be too great-and they had probably obtained the bloodhounds at a farmhouse.

The water around them was boiling with the splashing of the dispossessed canoemen, many of whom, judging by their cries, could not swim.

Then trudging through blizzards with mittened hands jammed into their armpits, pulling their sledges of sable and ermine to the trading posts, canoemen fighting the white water with the bales… And all so I can ruin their work in a moment’s passion, he thought, shivering, and said again, ”So beautiful.

Moreover, he relieved their minds by telling them that they would easily obtain employment as canoemen on the Amazon, for men were very difficult to be got on that river to man the boats.