0 a person who sails or lives on a barge (= a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects, or a long narrow boat used on canals):
In 1860 occupations such as bargee, lighterman, and chimney sweep had high death rates.
This old inn was once the haunt of the bargees and their families who travelled the canals.
"I'm a bargee, owner-operator, that's my ship down there," she said, pointing down the side of the quay.
