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n. - A (Venetian) boatman who propels a long narrow flat-bottomed boat

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Usage examples (6)
  • The gondoliere didn't sing and he didn't say a word.
  • I went straight to the head of the line and approached one of the gondoliere.
  • I was taken by the absurdity of a boat large enough that it could have it's own canal and serenading gondoliere.
  • I couldn't help thinking that the gondolas looked like coffins, especially at night with the Grand Canal lit up, the boats appearing black and the faces of the...
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