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Definition: Bargee |
BargeeNoun1. Someone who operates a barge. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bargee" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
Synonyms: BargeeSynonyms: bargeman (n), lighterman (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Mariner | Noun: sailor, mariner, navigator; seaman, seafarer, seafaring man; dock walloper; tar, jack tar, salt, able seaman, A. B.; man-of-war's man, bluejacket, galiongee, galionji, marine, jolly, midshipman, middy; skipper; shipman, boatman, ferryman, waterman, lighterman, bargeman, longshoreman; bargee, gondolier; oar, oarsman; rower; boatswain, coxswain; steersman, pilot; crew. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Bargee (1964) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Bargee" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bargee" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "bargee": swear like a bargee. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "bargee"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lundërtar (boatman, navigator, punter, sailor, seafarer, seaman, voyager). (various references) | |
Arabic | قائد البرج, البرجي (barge). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | лодкар (boatman, waterman). (various references) | |
Chinese | 舵船夫 (Bargeman). (various references) | |
Czech | bárkař. (various references) | |
French | batelier (barge captain), marinier. (various references) | |
German | schiffer (boatsman, mariner, sailor, skipper, skippers), kahnführer (bargemen). (various references) | |
Hungarian | uszálykormányos, folyami hajós (boatman, boatmen), dereglyés. (various references) | |
Italian | barcaiolo (boater, boatman). (various references) | |
Korean | 사공. (various references) | |
Manx | fer barje. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | argeebay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | barqueiro (boatman, ferryman, waterman), pessoa grosseira (jobbernowl). (various references) | |
Romanian | barcagiu (boater, boatman, ferryman). (various references) | |
Russian | барочник. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | brodar, splavar (rafter, raftsman, waterman). (various references) | |
Spanish | barquero (bargeman, boatman, ferryman, water man). (various references) | |
Swedish | pråmskeppare. (various references) | |
Turkish | mavnacı (bargeman, lighterman). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | водолій (bagpipe), барочник. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | người coi s lan người thô lỗ (bargeman), chửi rủa tục tằn (bargeman). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bargee": bargees. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: barege. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-g-r" | |
-1 letter: agree, barge, eager, eagre, grebe, ragee. | |
-2 letters: agee, ager, bare, bear, beer, berg, brae, brag, bree, eger, garb, gear, grab, gree, rage. | |
-3 letters: age, arb, are, bag, bar, bee, beg, bra, ear, era, ere, erg, gab, gae, gar, gee, rag, reb, ree, reg. | |
-4 letters: ab, ae, ag, ar, ba, be, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-g-r" | |
+1 letter: auberge, bareges, bargees, brewage, gerbera, herbage, rebegan. | |
+2 letters: absterge, auberges, badgered, bargemen, beggared, beverage, brakeage, breakage, bregmate, brewages, gerberas, herbages, verbiage. | |
+3 letters: absterged, absterges, agreeable, agreeably, aubergine, barrelage, beachgoer, beavering, bedraggle, beggaries, begroaned, beleaguer, bereaving, beverages, brakeages, breakages, brokerage, eggbeater, embargoed, embargoes, embrangle, forgeable, gaberdine, garderobe, gearboxes, generable, grazeable, greenback, habergeon, porbeagle, pregnable, subgenera, verbiages. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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