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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

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

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In class, it quickly became clear that there was work to be done, reports Jamie Waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The props, theatrical at times, seemed to aggravate Waters, then the Democratic chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Mrs Perry's death triggered a national debate about the nature of school inspections, and her sister Prof Julia Waters led a campaign to change the previous system.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I remembered Mr. Waters telling me to call him if I saw the bald guy again, but come on, it was two in the morning.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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