Definitions for ferryman
ˈfɛr i mənfer·ry·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferrymannoun

   a man who operates a ferry

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferrymannoun

   A man who operates a ferry

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferrymannoun

   One who keeps a ferry; one who for hire transports goods and passengers over the water.

   Etymology: ferry and man.

   I past, methought, the melancholy flood,
   With that grim ferryman, which poets write of,
   Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   The common ferryman of Egypt, that wafted over the dead bodies from Memphis, was made by the Greeks the ferryman of hell, and solemn stories raised after him. Brown.

   The grisly ferryman of hell deny’d
   Æneas entrance, ’till he knew his guide. Wentworth Dillon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferryman

   A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles.

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1. ferryman

   A ferryman is a person who operates a ferry, a type of water vessel that is used to transport passengers, vehicles, or goods across a body of water such as a river, bay, or canal. The ferryman is responsible for navigating the ferry safely, collecting fares, and ensuring the overall operation runs smoothly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferrymannoun

   one who maintains or attends a ferry

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FERRYMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ferryman is ranked #44109 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ferryman surname appeared 488 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ferryman.
   
   87% or 425 total occurrences were White.
   9.2% or 45 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Boatman

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce ferryman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ferryman in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ferryman in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ferryman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ferryman in a Sentence

1. Director Rachel Chavkin:

   It is a failure of imagination, the Ferryman.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ferryman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ferryman
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ferryman
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferryman
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferryman
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ferryman