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lightermen
A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge, which may be powered or unpowered. In the latter case, today it is usually moved by a powered tug. The term is particularly associated with the highly skilled men who operated the unpowered lighters moved by oar and water currents in the Port of London.
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Lightermen
Lightermen were workers who transferred goods between ships and quays, aboard flat-bottomed barges called lighters in the Port of London.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lightermen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lightermen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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