noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A female waterman.

   "Their Polynesian ancestors are believed to be the original watermen and waterwomen, the original surfers."

2. 2
   a woman who drives or rides in a boat wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boatwoman

Example

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"Their Polynesian ancestors are believed to be the original watermen and waterwomen, the original surfers."

Etymology

From water + -woman.

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