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• Waters
  Waters

  noun

  Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
• waters
  waters

  plural noun

  any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

Waters

American  

[waw-terz, wot-erz] / ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz /

noun

1. Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.

2. Muddy McKinley Morganfield, 1915–83, U.S. blues singer and musician.

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waters ¹ British  

plural noun

1. any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

   Irish territorial waters

   uncharted tropical waters

2. physiol (sometimes singular) the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb

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Waters ² British  

/ ˈwɔːtəz /

noun

1. Muddy, real name McKinley Morganfield. 1915–83, US blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His songs include "Rollin' Stone" (1948) and "Got my Mojo Working" (1954)

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Example Sentences

Prof Waters has said the new system "failed to learn the lessons" from Mrs Perry's death, with a continuing "risk to the health and wellbeing of teachers and school leaders".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Would they accurately present his honking laugh, his quiet scoff, his John Waters sense of humor?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“I felt ill at ease about them,” Waters says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Keith, a guitar player, notices that Mick has a stack of records under his arm, including albums by Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Augustus Waters pushed himself out of his chair and walked over to me.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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