Associations to the word «Waterman»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

WATERMAN, noun. Someone who drives or rides in a boat.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats