waterman
noun
- male water spirit
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: From the occupation of waterman, from water + man.
- An occupational surname.
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noun
Etymology: From Middle English waterman, equivalent to water + -man.
- A seaman, a sailor.
- A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
- 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.”
- Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses.
“‘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.”
- A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.