The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gondolier \Gon`do*lier"\, n. [It. gondoliere: cf. F. gondolier.]
   A man who rows a gondola.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gondolier
    n 1: a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola [syn:
         gondolier, gondoliere]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "gondolier":
   bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman,
   ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, lighterman, oar, oarsman, punter,
   rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman