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# ferryman

noun (ferryman, ferrymen)

«ferryman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A ferryman is a person whose job is to row or steer a boat that carries people across a river or lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales and old stories the ferryman takes travellers across a river, often as a mysterious or magic figure

### Examples

- The old ferryman asked: 'Are you going far, my friend?' [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/#x1)
- The ferryman did not get in but pushed the boat off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/#x2)
- The ferryman has rowed to and fro for thirty years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ferryman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ferryman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ferryman.html) on Mova free.