waterman
noun
wa·ter·man
ˈwȯ-tər-mən 
ˈwä-
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Andrea Conrad, who owns the restaurant with her husband, waterman Tony Conrad, and business partner Joe Lancelotta, is wholly unfazed by whispers of a curse.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2023
Oysters are a $27 million-a-year industry in Maryland, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and increasing their numbers is essential to the watermen and processors who collect and prepare them.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
The board includes the state’s secretary of natural resources and secretary of commerce, but reserves seats for commercial watermen and fishermen, as well as others in the private sector to be appointed by the governor, according to the order.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
His foundation, incorporated in 1999, grew out of his efforts since the 1980s to preserve the history of Black watermen, crab pickers and others who lived on and worked the bay.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
Wesley Bradshaw, a 78-year-old island native and retired waterman, said he’s noticed the change.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
Luckily, there are plenty of ways for visitors to work up an appetite, from kayaking and canoeing the Smith Island trails (a ferry to the island leaves daily during the summer), to hiking to touring the island museum, with its exhibits on the waterman’s way of life.
—Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
Though known as a fearless waterman, Aikau was also a talented musician.
—Meimei Fox, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
Kala Alexander: Alexander is a professional waterman and actor.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2014
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2023
Oysters are a $27 million-a-year industry in Maryland, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and increasing their numbers is essential to the watermen and processors who collect and prepare them.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
The board includes the state’s secretary of natural resources and secretary of commerce, but reserves seats for commercial watermen and fishermen, as well as others in the private sector to be appointed by the governor, according to the order.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
His foundation, incorporated in 1999, grew out of his efforts since the 1980s to preserve the history of Black watermen, crab pickers and others who lived on and worked the bay.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
Wesley Bradshaw, a 78-year-old island native and retired waterman, said he’s noticed the change.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
Luckily, there are plenty of ways for visitors to work up an appetite, from kayaking and canoeing the Smith Island trails (a ferry to the island leaves daily during the summer), to hiking to touring the island museum, with its exhibits on the waterman’s way of life.
—Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2021
Though known as a fearless waterman, Aikau was also a talented musician.
—Meimei Fox, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
Kala Alexander: Alexander is a professional waterman and actor.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2014
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First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined above
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