water tender
noun
1
a
: a workman who attends to the condition of the water in steam boilers
b
: a petty officer (as in the U.S. Navy) in charge in a fireroom and responsible especially for proper supplying of water to the boilers and adjustment of burners
2
: a truck equipped with a water tank and used especially in firefighting
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