- water boy
- noun Date: 1859 one who keeps a group (as of football players) supplied with drinking water
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water boy
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water boy — noun A man or boy who regularly supplies a sports team or other group with drinking water … Wiktionary
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water boy — 1. a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players. 2. a person who sees that livestock is supplied with water, as by filling water troughs. [1630 40] * * … Universalium
boy — n. 1) an altar; barrow (BE; CE has street vendor); bugle; cabin; chorus; college (esp. AE); delivery; messenger; newspaper; office; shoe shine; stock; water boy 2) a best boy ( assistant gaffer on a TV or film set ) 3) a ball boy (who retrieves… … Combinatory dictionary
water carrier — Synonyms and related words: Aquarius, Cloudcuckooland, Ganymede, Hebe, alto cumulus, alto stratus, anvil cloud, aqueduct, arroyo, banner cloud, bearer, bed, bheesty, billowy cloud, busboy, caddie, canal, cap cloud, cargo handler, carrier, carrier … Moby Thesaurus
