# bargeman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A member of the crew of a barge.
2. A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
3. A large white grub that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

## Etymology
From barge + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bargeman