"waterman" meaning in English

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        "A seaman, a sailor."
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        "A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman."
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          "ref": "1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 105",
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        "(dated) Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses."
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