different between bargeman vs bargemaster

English

barge +? -man

bargeman (plural bargemen)

A member of the crew of a barge.
A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
(nautical, slang) A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.

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barge +? master

bargemaster (plural bargemasters)

The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.
In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames

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