Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person in charge of a boat.

  2. A person in charge of a boat.

    (historical)A person who operated small-crew open fishing boats and fishing rooms on the shores around Newfoundland in the early 19th century.

Origin

From boat + keeper.

From boat + keeper.

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Forms

plural: boatkeepers
Singularboatkeeper
Pluralboatkeepers

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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