boatman
nounUK /ˈbəʊtmən/
US /ˈboʊtmən/
A boatman is a person who drives or works on a small boat.
The boatman rowed us across the river.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person who rents out boats or runs a small ferry service.
We paid the boatman to take us to the island.
3. A water bug that skims across the surface of ponds and streams.
A water boatman darted across the pond.
4. A person skilled in handling a boat on rough water.
Only an experienced boatman could steer through those rapids.