noun
- a person who operates or works on a raft, especially one who guides logs down a river
Usage: historical
Examples
- The skilled raftsman navigated the dangerous rapids with ease.
- During the logging boom, raftsmen would guide timber down the river to sawmills.
- The old raftsman told stories of his days floating logs downstream.
- A team of raftsmen worked together to break up the logjam.
- The raftsman used a long pole to steer around the rocks.
- Many raftsmen lost their lives in the treacherous waters of the logging rivers.