Definition
A person who takes care of, maintains, or is responsible for a boat or boats; a boatyard worker or boat maintenance person.
Etymology
Compound of 'boat' + 'keeper' (from Old English 'cepan' meaning to seize, hold, or take care of), following the pattern of zookeeper and shopkeeper.
Kelly Says
The word 'keeper' has roots in Old English and historically meant someone who 'held' or 'seized' something to protect it—boatkeepers literally 'kept' boats safe, maintaining centuries of traditions.
Translations
ARالعربية
قبطان القارب
qab-taan al-qa-rab
BNবাংলা
নৌকা মালিক
nou-ka ma-lik
CACatalà
cuidador de barca
cue-da-dor de bar-ka
CSČeština
dozorce lodě
do-zor-ce lo-de
DADansk
bådskipper
baads-kip-per
DEDeutsch
Schiffsführer
sh-iffs-fyu-her
ELΕλληνικά
ναυπηγός
na-vi-pe-gos
ESEspañol
capitán de barco
ka-pi-tan de ba-r-ko
FAفارسی
سرپرست قایق
sar-per-st qa-i-q
FISuomi
venehoitaja
ve-ne-hoi-ta-ja
FRFrançais
gardien de bateau
gar-dee-an de ba-to
GUGU
બોટનું રાખવું
bo-t-nu ra-kh-vu
HAHA
ma'aikacin ruwa
ma-ai-ka-ci-n ru-wa
HEעברית
קפטן סירה
kap-tan si-ra
HIहिन्दी
नाव का मालिक
naav ka ma-alik
HUMagyar
hajómester
ha-jo-mes-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga perahu
pen-ja-ga pe-ra-hu
IGIG
onye na-achị
o-nye na-a-chi
ITItaliano
custode della barca
kus-to-de della bar-ka
KKKK
суйықтық басшы
su-y-y-k-tyq ba-s-shy
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pru-e-pra-as
MRMR
नावचे संरक्षक
na-va-che sa-ra-kshak
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga bot
pen-ja-ga bot
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြောင်း လွှတ်
ye-kya-ng l-wet
NLNederlands
bootwachter
boot-vach-ter
NONorsk
båtkeeper
baat-keep-er
PAPA
наव का मालिक
naav ka ma-alik
PLPolski
strażnik łodzi
strazh-nik lod-zi
PTPortuguês
guardião de barco
gwar-dee-ao de ba-r-ku
RORomână
gardianul barcii
gar-dee-an-ul bar-cii
RUРусский
капитан лодки
ka-pi-tan lod-ki
SVSvenska
båtskötare
baats-ko-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mlinzi wa meli
m-lin-zi wa me-li
TAதமிழ்
படகு அதிபர்
pa-da-gu a-thi-par
TEతెలుగు
బోటు యజమాని
bo-tu ya-ja-ma-ni
THไทย
ผู้ดูแลเรือ
poo-doo-la-reu
TLTL
tagapangalaga ng bangka
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga ng ban-ka
TRTürkçe
tekne bekçisi
tek-ne bek-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
капітан човна
ka-pi-tan cho-v-na
URاردو
بناؤں کا مالک
bana-o-n ka ma-lik
VITiếng Việt
người trông coi thuyền
nguoi trông coi thuyen
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li