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Definition of: boatman
(bōt′mən) noun plural ·men
1. One who manages, rows, or works on a boat.
2. An aquatic insect (family Corixidae) of which one pair of legs is long and oarlike: also boat bug.
3. An aquatic insect (family Notonectidae) that swims on its back.
—boat′man·ship noun
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