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English Dictionary: Waterman by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waterman
n
  1. someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: boatman, boater, waterman]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waterman \Wa"ter*man\, n.; pl. {Watermen}.
      1. A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or
            in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on
            the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a
            boatman; a ferryman.
  
      2. An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to
            the horses. [Eng.] --Dickens.
  
      3. A water demon. --Tylor.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Waterman, IL (village, FIPS 79163)
      Location: 41.76943 N, 88.77316 W
      Population (1990): 1074 (417 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60556
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