Lighterman

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

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