"ferryman" meaning in All languages combined

See ferryman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ferrymen [plural]
Etymology: From ferry + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ferry|man}} ferry + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|ferrymen}} ferryman (plural ferrymen)
  1. A man who operates a ferry. Translations (man who operates a ferry): πορθμεύς (porthmeús) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 渡船夫 (dùchuánfū) (Chinese Mandarin), veerman [masculine] (Dutch), lautturi (Finnish), batelier [masculine] (French), Fährmann [masculine] (German), Ferge [dated, masculine, poetic] (German), πορθμέας (porthméas) [masculine] (Greek), βαρκάρης (varkáris) [masculine] (Greek), מַעְבּוֹרַאי (ma'aborai) [masculine] (Hebrew), révész (Hungarian), ferjumaður [masculine] (Icelandic), traghettatore (Italian), скелеџија (skeledžija) [masculine] (Macedonian), balseiro [masculine] (Portuguese), luntraș [masculine] (Romanian), barcagiu [masculine] (Romanian), паро́мщик (parómščik) [masculine] (Russian), скелеђија [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), скелеџија [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), skeleđija [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), skelédžija [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), barquero [masculine] (Spanish), balsero [masculine] (Spanish), lovenafan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilovenafan [masculine] (Volapük), jilovenafan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-ferryman-en-noun-K~rMZt8u Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man, Nautical, People Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 52 48 Disambiguation of Nautical: 100 0 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'man who operates a ferry': 97 3
  2. (Greek mythology, usually preceded by the) Charon. Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-ferryman-en-noun-CQoLL9EE Categories (other): Greek mythology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Male, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Male: 11 89 Disambiguation of Occupations: 18 82 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ferry",
        "3": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "ferry + -man",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ferry + -man.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ferrymen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ferrymen"
      },
      "expansion": "ferryman (plural ferrymen)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -man",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man who operates a ferry."
      ],
      "id": "en-ferryman-en-noun-K~rMZt8u",
      "links": [
        [
          "ferry",
          "ferry"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dùchuánfū",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "word": "渡船夫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "veerman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "word": "lautturi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "batelier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Fährmann"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "dated",
            "masculine",
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "Ferge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "porthméas",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "πορθμέας"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "varkáris",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "βαρκάρης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "porthmeús",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "πορθμεύς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ma'aborai",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מַעְבּוֹרַאי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "word": "révész"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ferjumaður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "word": "traghettatore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "skeledžija",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скелеџија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "balseiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "luntraș"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "barcagiu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "parómščik",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "паро́мщик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скелеђија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "скелеџија"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "skeleđija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "skelédžija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "barquero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "balsero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lovenafan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hilovenafan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jilovenafan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Greek mythology",
          "orig": "en:Greek mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -man",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Icelandic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Macedonian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Volapük translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Male",
          "orig": "en:Male",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "en:Occupations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Charon."
      ],
      "id": "en-ferryman-en-noun-CQoLL9EE",
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "Charon",
          "Charon"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually preceded by the",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology, usually preceded by the) Charon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferryman"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms suffixed with -man",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Volapük translations",
    "en:Male",
    "en:Nautical",
    "en:Occupations",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ferry",
        "3": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "ferry + -man",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ferry + -man.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ferrymen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ferrymen"
      },
      "expansion": "ferryman (plural ferrymen)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A man who operates a ferry."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ferry",
          "ferry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Greek mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Charon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "Charon",
          "Charon"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually preceded by the",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology, usually preceded by the) Charon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dùchuánfū",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "word": "渡船夫"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "veerman"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "word": "lautturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "batelier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fährmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "Ferge"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "porthméas",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πορθμέας"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "varkáris",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βαρκάρης"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "porthmeús",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "πορθμεύς"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ma'aborai",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מַעְבּוֹרַאי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "word": "révész"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ferjumaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "word": "traghettatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "skeledžija",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скелеџија"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balseiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luntraș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barcagiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parómščik",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паро́мщик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скелеђија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скелеџија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "skeleđija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "skelédžija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barquero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsero"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lovenafan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hilovenafan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "man who operates a ferry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jilovenafan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferryman"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ferryman meaning in All languages combined (5.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (85b9f46 and 1b6da77). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.