waterman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A seaman, a sailor. obsolete
  2. A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
  3. 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.
  4. Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses. dated
    — ‘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.
  5. A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.

词形变化

watermen plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Waterman
相关词
waterwoman

词源

From Middle English waterman, equivalent to water + -man.
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