The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Boatman \Boat"man\, n.; pl. Boatmen.
   1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.
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            As late the boatman hies him home.    --Percival.
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   2. (Zool.) A boat bug. See Boat bug.
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