Home › Words › G › gangwaymangangwaymangangwayman means A man in charge of a ship's gangway.EtymologyFrom gangway + -man.nounA man in charge of a ship's gangway.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gangsman 68% match — A member of a gang of workers, especially at a dock; a dock porter. vs gangwayman →gangwayed 68% match — Of a railway carriage: furnished with a gangway. vs gangwayman →wharfman 61% match — A man who works on a wharf. vs gangwayman →gangboard 61% match — A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding. vs gangwayman →wagonman 60% match — A male wagoner. vs gangwayman →passerelle 60% match — A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht. vs gangwayman →bargeman 60% match — A member of the crew of a barge. vs gangwayman →crewman 59% match — A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship. vs gangwayman →