Definition of waterman Waterman

/wɔˈtɚmʌn/ - [wotermun] - wa•ter•man

We found 10 definitions of waterman from 4 different sources.

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What does waterman mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

waterman - someone who drives or rides in a boat
  boatman, boater
  worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
  canoeist, paddler someone paddling a canoe
  ferryman a man who operates a ferry
  gondolier, gondoliere a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
  oarsman, rower someone who rows a boat
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • waterman (n.)
    A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman.
  • waterman (n.)
    An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to the horses.
  • waterman (n.)
    A water demon.

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