From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgondoliergon‧do‧lier /ˌɡɒndəˈlɪə $ ˌɡɑːndəˈlɪr/ noun [countable] BOTTWsomeone whose job is to take people for rides in a gondola
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gondolier• Below: At first the crew had to dress as gondoliers, much to the amusement of their colleagues!• Magisterial palaces and impressive churches sit alongside simple, scenic quaysides and straw-hatted gondoliers.• Besides I don't think the gondoliers work in the depths of winter. 