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Waterman
name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An occupational surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A place in the United States:; A village in DeKalb County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 3 A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
- 4 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 A seaman, a sailor. obsolete
- 2 a man who drives or rides in a boat wordnet
- 3 A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
- 4 Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier.
"An elderly sheik shared this little ceremony with us, and afterwards benignly gave the waterman a coin and made him spurt scented water on his face and beard."
- 5 Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses. dated
"‘Here you are, sir,’ shouted a strange specimen of the human race, in a sackcloth coat, and apron of the same, who, with a brass label and number round his neck, looked as if he were catalogued in some collection of rarities. This was the waterman."
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- 6 A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English waterman, equivalent to water + -man.
Etymology 2
From the occupation of waterman, from water + man.
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