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waterman

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔːtəmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wô′tər mən, wot′ər-)

Inflections of 'waterman' (n): npl: watermen

wa•ter•man (wô′tər mən, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.

a person who manages or works on a boat;
boatman.
a person skilled in rowing or boating.
[Chesapeake Bay Area.]a person with a general license to take any legal catch of fish and shellfish in Chesapeake Bay.

1350–1400; Middle English; see water, man¹

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waterman /ˈwɔːtəmən/ n ( pl -men)

a skilled boatman

ˈwatermanˌship n

'waterman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

watermanship

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