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
  • On board that day was 13-year-old Jackson Denio, an experienced angler and a deck hand for half-day fishing charters for Al Gauron Deep Sea Fishing charters.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The angler is Melchiore Camilleri and the diver is Edmond Cuschieri.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Extend your stay in Portorosso with the 2021 short Ciao Alberto, which follows Alberto working for the intimidating fisherman Massimo (Marco Barricelli).
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cris Collinsworth, a generous fisherman, let CeeDee off the hook.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Surprisingly, local fishers described the species as an occasional bycatch when targeting fish part of the Sciaenidae family to the authors of a new study highlighting this find, led by Jack Sagumai of WWF Pacific.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That includes rangers who were monitoring animals like the endangered Pacific fisher in California’s Yosemite National Park.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Waterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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