A ferryman is a person who operates a boat to transport people or goods across a body of water, like a river or a lake. They help people cross the water safely. Full definition
The earlier inn used to often house ferrymen who took passengers across the Kennebunk River, but today it's a relaxing family vacation destination. (businessinsider.com)
Tony Leung said «I took Ferryman because I want to play a romantic comedy.» (wongkarwai.net)
The boatman is Charon, the mythical ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx and into the underworld. (sbnation.com)