waterman

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Recent Examples of waterman 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for waterman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterman
Noun
  • Prior to registering, participants must have a current Michigan fishing license unless the angler is 16 years old or younger.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • According to a Facebook post shared by Friends of Horsey Seals, the startled angler had just caught a fish and was attempting to place it into his net when the seal suddenly popped up and went for the same catch.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Born to a seamstress and a fisherman, Cristóbal Balenciaga got his humble start in Getaria and then moved to San Sebastián before becoming a renowned fashion designer.
    Michelle Arellano Martin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.
    Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Most of these migrants were fisher-hunter-gatherers and belonged to numerous ethnic groups who left vital evidence of their presence in stones, burial sites, and artifacts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Waterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterman. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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