Definitions
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- n. A voyageur.
- n. A canoeist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One occupied or skilled in managing a canoe.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For twenty-four I was a light canoeman; I required but little sleep, but sometimes got less than I required.
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Frank, who felt a little provoked over the accident, since he aspired to be a capable canoeman at all times.
The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness
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At the mouth of the Slave River the outfit was transferred to twelve large freight canoes, each carrying three tons, and manned by six lean-shouldered canoemen, in charge of one Louis LeFroy, Lapierre's boss canoeman.
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Once inside, Lapierre fixed his eyes upon the boss canoeman.
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Both George and Joe watched with interest equal to mine, for even they had never seen a canoeman pole in water so rough.
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"Shake hands with Munson; he's as good a canoeman as an Indian."
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Tossing in an extra paddle for each canoeman we stepped aboard, and with a gentle shove the current caught the light canoe and carried us out to mid-stream.
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Outside was the Indian canoeman who had helped to bring him up.
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He was a magnificent canoeman, no man in Porcupine City could equal him for endurance, and for his bow paddle he had the best Indian in the whole Reindeer Lake country.
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A "good man" means a strong, steady worker, as canoeman or portager.
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