water boy
noun
a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players.
a person who sees that livestock is supplied with water, as by filling water troughs.
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Origin of water boy
First recorded in 1630–40
Words nearby water boy
water bomb, water bomber, waterborne, water bottle, water bouget, water boy, waterbrain, water brash, waterbuck, water buffalo, water bug
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