Wă’ter-man, n.

n.; pl. WĂ’TER-MEN.

1Sense 1. A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages water-craft; a boatman; a ferryman.

2Sense 2. An attendant on cab-stands, &c., who supplies water to the horses. [Eng.] Dickens.