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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  waterman 
  n  :  someone  who  drives  or  rides  in  a  boat  [syn:  {boatman},  {boater}] 
 
  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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