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  water carrier

  noun

  a person who carries water, as to a body of troops.
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  Water Carrier

  noun

  the constellation Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac

water carrier

American  

noun

1. a person who carries water, as to a body of troops.

2. a pipe, duct, or tank for conveying water.

3. a ship that transports goods or persons by waterway or sea routes.

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Water Carrier ¹ British  

noun

1. the constellation Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac

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water carrier ² British  

noun

1. informal a football player who is regarded as hard-working and competent but is not a star player

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Etymology

Origin of water carrier

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

An aerial platform and a water carrier from Inverness were also involved along with welfare and command units.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2014

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

Of all the itinerant callings the Watchman, the Water Carrier, the Vender of Milk, the Town Crier, and the Pedlar, are most probably of the highest antiquity.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by John Thomas Smith

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 Clara Erskine Clement Waters

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 Carrie de Voe