water boy

noun

: one who keeps a group (as of football players) supplied with drinking water

Examples of water boy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For all his memories playing for Swainsboro, one of Smith’s favorite times around the program came from his water boy career. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

He is also said to have been a water boy and manservant to an Anderson family member who was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. — John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026

That created more chances to bring up the water boy gig ahead of the big game. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

In an interview posted on Indiana’s official website, Mendoza mentioned just about everyone short of the water boy when he was merely asked about his wide receivers. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water boy

• corduroy
• fauntleroy
• iroquois
• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy