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What’s more, actions such as the disproportionate use of force through missiles launched at poor boatmen in the Caribbean violate international human rights treaties.
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Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Ancona is one of the few boatmen who have a license to carry tourists into the reserve.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Two boatmen, rowing a wooden canoe, chased it a mile downstream.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Volunteer lifeguards and local boatmen offer surf lessons for newer riders or even experienced wave riders who want to better understand the lay of the underwater land.
—Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Ancona is one of the few boatmen who have a license to carry tourists into the reserve.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Two boatmen, rowing a wooden canoe, chased it a mile downstream.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Volunteer lifeguards and local boatmen offer surf lessons for newer riders or even experienced wave riders who want to better understand the lay of the underwater land.
—Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Boatman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatman. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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boatman
noun
boat·man
ˈbōt-mən 
: a person who manages, works on, or deals in boats
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