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English Dictionary: watermen by the DICT Development Group
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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.
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