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The threat of those waves is not baseless: big-wave waterman Mark Foo drowned at California’s Mavericks in 1994, while Hawaii local Todd Chesser died surfing a huge swell on an outer reef off the North Shore in 1997.
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The school’s successful teaching formula—refined over 25 years—is rooted in founder Chris Keet’s experience as a competitive surfer and lifelong waterman.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Marron was a teacher, a community spiritual leader and waterman, his wife told KSWB.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
Kurt Hoffman is a La Jolla businessman and waterman.
—Kurt Hoffman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
The school’s successful teaching formula—refined over 25 years—is rooted in founder Chris Keet’s experience as a competitive surfer and lifelong waterman.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Marron was a teacher, a community spiritual leader and waterman, his wife told KSWB.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
Kurt Hoffman is a La Jolla businessman and waterman.
—Kurt Hoffman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterman
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency confirmed this week that a new state record largemouth bass has officially been established after angler Darren Nunley reeled in an absolute monster earlier this year.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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But every now and then, an angler lucks into a red snapper.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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After the war began, the Israeli military heavily restricted sea activity in Gaza, with the United Nations reporting that some fishermen were attacked onshore or at sea, including incidents involving fishermen using paddle boats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Villagers who lived here before the nickel boom don’t share in the new wealth, like Mariana, 35, who is married to a fisherman.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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An eelpout is not a Minnesota expression of surprise but a nocturnal, eel-like creature, often the quarry of ice-fishers.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Nicole TungFrozen Spanish mackerel in cold storage at a facility owned by a Thai family of commercial fishers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, in January 2025.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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“Waterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterman. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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