Synonyms for gondolier


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gon-dl-eer
Phonetic Transcription : ˌgɒn dlˈɪər


Définition of gondolier

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French gondolier and directly from Italian gondoliere, from gondola (see gondola).
  • As in oarsman : noun rower
Example sentences :
  • For now he suddenly realized that the gondolier in his dream had been Lorenzi.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • Of course the gondolier knew where Marcolina was; but why was he, too, masked?
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • "You have betrayed me," he cried to the gondolier, who was waiting for him beneath.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • There you will get into the gondola, and say to the gondolier these words: 'To the casino.'
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The chief of them was a Venetian, daughter of a gondolier named Gardella.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I am going to throw away a precious bit of silver on a gondolier.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • The gondolier will give you any title you desire, if you are willing enough to pay for it.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • The gondolier has no place where he can do this for himself.
  • Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds
  • My own gondolier, Francesco, came with his wife and two children.
  • Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds
  • The heaviest anxieties which beset a gondolier are then disposed of.
  • Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds

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