Definition of "waterman"

waterman

noun
plural watermen
1. (obsolete) A seaman, a sailor.
2. A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
3. Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier.
  Quotations
  An elderly sheik shared this little ceremony with us, and afterwards benignly gave the waterman a coin and made him spurt scented water on his face and beard.
  1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 105
4. (dated) Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses.
5. (surfing) A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.