waterman
noun
wa·ter·man
ˈwȯ-tər-mən 
ˈwä-
Examples of waterman in a Sentence
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Oysters that could not be sold stayed in the water, as food establishments that previously bought them from watermen were closed, and there were no customers to buy them.
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Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
In turn, overall oyster numbers have risen including commercial landings by watermen.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Some of the competitions are celebrations of that waterman heritage.
—Jason Nark Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
And waterman Luke McFadden is still in pursuit of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab — an endeavor that has earned him more than a million fans on TikTok.
—Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
But the number of licensed watermen has dropped over time.
—Jason Nark Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
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.
—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
Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
In turn, overall oyster numbers have risen including commercial landings by watermen.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
Some of the competitions are celebrations of that waterman heritage.
—Jason Nark Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
And waterman Luke McFadden is still in pursuit of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab — an endeavor that has earned him more than a million fans on TikTok.
—Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
But the number of licensed watermen has dropped over time.
—Jason Nark Kent Nishimura, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
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.
—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
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“Waterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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