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bateau-man Hist. 
1 n. a man employed on a bateau, usually a skilled riverman.
- 1783 (1905) The batteaux men prefer keeping over on this side, as they can follow the shore without crossing to the islands in their course.
- 1964 The French-Canadian bateaumen on the St. Lawrence and the lakes . . . ate raw pork and hard biscuit, which they appear to have enjoyed.
2 n. a boatman working on the scows and bateaux in the north-west.
- 1938 Scarlet-clad Mounties rubbed shoulders with swarthy moccasined bateaux-men. . . .
- 1783 (1905) The batteaux men prefer keeping over on this side, as they can follow the shore without crossing to the islands in their course.