Bargemaster

The bargemaster appeared out of nowhere, like a ghost, as the pirates hauled ass. ❋ Cook, Glen (1989)

With Frogface's help it took about six minutes to straighten put the bargemaster and the committee of bigwigs waiting with him. ❋ Cook, Glen (1989)

While I moped around Cho'n Delor One-Eye found a southern bargemaster willing to carry us all the way to Trogo Taglios. ❋ Cook, Glen (1989)

He was telling me that every adult male in the swamp was out there when Murgen brought the bargemaster to me whimpering in a ham-merlock. ❋ Cook, Glen (1989)

Below Idon, while we waited to find a bargemaster with guts enough to take us south, I had Murgen plant the standard. ❋ Cook, Glen (1989)

Queen's bargemaster and her forty-eight watermen -- honorary servants for many a day -- twelve carriages with her Majesty's suite, a squadron of Life ❋ Sarah Tytler (1870)

“It refers to the dissipation of your fortune to the advantage of a certain Madame Jeanrenaud, the widow of a bargemaster — or rather, to that of her son, Colonel Jeanrenaud, for whom you are said to have procured an appointment, to have exhausted your influence with the King, and at last to have extended such protection as secures him a good marriage. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"It refers to the dissipation of your fortune to the advantage of a certain Madame Jeanrenaud, the widow of a bargemaster -- or rather, to that of her son, Colonel Jeanrenaud, for whom you are said to have procured an appointment, to have exhausted your influence with the King, and at last to have extended such protection as secures him a good marriage. ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)