a person employed on or in charge of a barge a person who lives on a barge
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barge•man
(bärj′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men. a person who owns, manages, or captains a barge. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] bar•gee
(bär jē′).USA pronunciation
- Naval Termsone of the crew of a barge.
- 1400–50, earlier in Anglo-Latin, Anglo-French; Middle English; see barge, man1
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