Waterman

Quick meaning: Waterman is a noun meaning A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.

Meaning

A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.

More Meanings

1. Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier.
2. (surfing) A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.
3. (obsolete) A seaman, a sailor.
4. (dated) Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses.

Example Sentences

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.

‘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.

Word Forms

• watermen

Synonyms for waterman

Depending on context, synonyms include boater, boatman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boatman, boater, shipman, seaman, ship-man, sailor.

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