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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

Short seller Muddy Waters Research accused SoFi of understating debt and intentionally diluting shareholders in a March report—claims SoFi called “factually inaccurate and misleading.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

There’s still time, before Tuesday’s election, for Waters to visit Dominguez High and maybe get a tour from Zaiden and Esiobu.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Last week, Lewis Waters, who attended The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died with the infection.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“There’s not enough water to fill the hole,” said Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters, a global water-education organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

When I finally came down from my tree I went to Little Miss Ethel Waters first.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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