a person who carries water, as to a body of troops.
a pipe, duct, or tank for conveying water.
a ship that transports goods or persons by waterway or sea routes.
First recorded in 1645–55
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While Erasmus moved around as a water carrier against the Lions, current South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber was able to watch from the coaching box.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022
All British efforts to get, say, the Poles or Frau Merkel to become the water carrier for the Tories’ attempt to get a deal they can live with have been for naught.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2018
Nobody in the Eurogroup has more power than Schäuble, but Dijsselbloem has taken on the role of enforcer—or, to quote one unfriendly observer, water carrier.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015
In the end Bayern stumped up the buy-out clause of €40m for him which, after all, is quite a lot for a water carrier.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2012
And I recognize one of the Jewish boys from our synagogue—Benny, whose father works as a water carrier, delivering water to the houses from the town fountain, la fuentezica, as we call it.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Once bought by the government, nationalized, and dumped into the pipes and canals of the National Water Carrier, its water is indistinguishable from the rest.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 23, 2014
Israel’s largest water project, the National Water Carrier, diverts water from the Kinneret that would have fed the Dead Sea to supply the center and the southwest of the country.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2013
Water Carrier was deeply attached to her father's people and became the wife of Lone Elk.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
In the same year, in Berlin, "A Young Girl with Pussy-Willows" and "A Neapolitan Water Carrier" were seen.
From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
The other daughter, Water Carrier, was much admired by the army officers and received many valuable presents.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Voe, Carrie de
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