Waterer
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who waters plants.
"She has dabbled in jobs as various as plant-waterer for a garden centre, trackwork rider for a racehorse trainer and librarian's assistant […]"
- 2 an assistant who supplies drinking water wordnet
- 3 One who waters down, or dilutes, something.
"Any Community funds intended for wine producers should benefit the producers and not the manufacturers of false labels, the forgers of transit papers, the mixers or waterers of wine or the resourceful characters who defy science and produce wine without using any grapes whatsoever."
- 4 someone who waters plants or crops wordnet
- 5 A device used for watering.
"She installed an automatic waterer for her garden."
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- 6 A device from which livestock, poultry, or pets may drink.
"Clean the chicks' waterer each time you refill it."
Synonyms
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More examples"She has dabbled in jobs as various as plant-waterer for a garden centre, trackwork rider for a racehorse trainer and librarian's assistant […]"
Etymology
From water + -er.
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