船ふな方かた

noun

boatman; sailor

Refers to a person who works on a boat, especially in a traditional or historical context. Not a common modern occupational term; 船員 (せんいん) is more usual for contemporary sailors.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの船ふな方かたは、川かわや海うみで物ぶっ資しを運はこんだ。

  Boatmen in the Edo period transported goods on rivers and seas.