lighterman

• Person, die ein Binnenfrachtschiff, insbesondere einen Leichter oder eine Schute, auf Flüssen oder Kanälen steuert oder bedient, meist zum Transport von Gütern.

A noun referring to a person who operates a barge, typically for transporting goods on rivers or canals.

1. Barge operatorC1formalbritish

   A person who operates or works on a lighter, which is a type of flat-bottomed barge used for loading and unloading ships.

   Lichterführer

   • The lighterman skillfully navigated the barge through the narrow canal.
   • Generations of his family had worked as lightermen on the Thames.
   • The lighterman unloaded the cargo from the large vessel onto the smaller barge.

   Synonymebargeebargemanboatmanwaterman