Bridgeman
a person who works on a bridge or on the construction of bridges.
a person who manages the loading and unloading of ferries at a landing dock.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
A Floating Home Cyril Ionides
Percival Keene Frederick Marryat
Mount Royal, Volume 1 of 3 Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Various
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Percival Keene Frederick Marryat
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651) Ernest Broxap
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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