waterman

wa·ter·man

(wô′tər-mən, wŏt′ər-)

A boatman.

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waterman

(ˈwɔːtəmən)

n, pl -men

(Nautical Terms) a skilled boatman

ˈwatermanˌship n

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wa•ter•man

(ˈwɔ tər mən, ˈwɒt ər-)

n., pl. -men.

1. a person who manages or works on a boat; boatman.

2. a person whose occupation is the catching of fish and shellfish.

3. a person skilled in boating.

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Noun

waterman - someone who drives or rides in a boat

boatman, boater

worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

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

punter - someone who propels a boat with a pole

Translations

barcaiolo

waterman

[ˈwɔːtəmən] N (watermen (pl)) → barquero m

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Every one chattered, argued, discussed, disputed, applauded, from the gentleman lounging upon the barroom settee with his tumbler of sherry-cobbler before him down to the waterman who got drunk upon his "knock-me-down" in the dingy taverns of Fell Point.

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He had no net, hook, or line, and he could not be a fisherman; his boat had no cushion for a sitter, no paint, no inscription, no appliance beyond a rusty boathook and a coil of rope, and he could not be a waterman; his boat was too crazy and too small to take in cargo for delivery, and he could not be a lighterman or river-carrier; there was no clue to what he looked for, but he looked for something, with a most intent and searching gaze.

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'Only a bob's vorth, Tommy,' cried the driver sulkily, for the information of his friend the waterman, as the cab drove off.

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John Grueby (for John it was) helped him into the boat, and giving her a shove off, which sent her thirty feet into the tide, bade the waterman pull away like a Briton; and walked up again as composedly as if he had just landed.

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He went in front of Raoul, seeking his road, stopping abruptly when he was afraid of meeting some waterman. Then they had to protect themselves against the glow of a sort of underground forge, which the men were extinguishing, and at which Raoul recognized the demons whom Christine had seen at the time of her first captivity.

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I had heard a waterman speak of the speed of Smith's launch the Aurora, so I thought she would be a handy craft for our escape.

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Mealy's father was a waterman, who had the additional distinction of being a fireman, and was engaged as such at one of the large theatres; where some young relation of Mealy's - I think his little sister - did Imps in the Pantomimes.

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A belated waterman offered his services, and Mahon struck a bargain with him for half-a-crown to tow our skipper alongside; but it was Mrs.

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The Porsche Pete Waterman, author, DJ, Pop Idol judge and television presenter, is perhaps best known as one third of the hugely successful music production and song-writing partnership, Stock Aitken Waterman and for his worldfamous PWL label.

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