A man who operates a bumboat, selling provisions and goods to sailors on ships in harbor.
From 'bumboat' plus the agent suffix '-man,' referring to the occupation of those who worked these small trading vessels.
Bumboatmen had a reputation as clever traders and sometimes as smugglers—naval records show they often made more money bringing contraband aboard ship than selling legitimate supplies.
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