DCHP-1 Online
Canadian boatman Obs. 
a French-Canadian crewman in a river craft, especially a voyageur
See also: voyageur (def. 1a)
- 1816 (1818) After admiring the exertions with which the Canadian boatmen, who seem to have exclusive possession of this employment, force their long flat-bottomed barks against the rapids. . . .
- 1860 (1956) He then proceeded to an explanation of the symbols, with the aid of my Canadian boatman. . . .
- 1816 (1818) After admiring the exertions with which the Canadian boatmen, who seem to have exclusive possession of this employment, force their long flat-bottomed barks against the rapids. . . .