"waterboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterboys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterboy (plural waterboys)
  1. Alternative spelling of water boy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: water boy
    Sense id: en-waterboy-en-noun-xhv4651j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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