lighterman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lighterman
    n 1: someone who operates a barge [syn: {lighterman},
         {bargeman}, {bargee}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lighterman \Light"er*man\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*m[a^]n), n.; pl.
   {Lightermen} (l[imac]t"[~e]r*men).
   A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.
   [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

LIGHTERMAN. The owner or manager of a lighter. A lighterman is considered as 
a common Carrier. See Lighters.

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