Example Sentences

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Mindy used to want to be a plant waterer like Drew Barrymore in “Music and Lyrics”; or a corporate gifter like Marilu Henner in “L.A. Story”; or a village chocolatier like Juliette Binoche in “Chocolat.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2014

There was a beautiful metal can that said it was a waterer and had a lucky clover on it, and another one that was open on top that said it was a feeder.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

Note: Even if your waterer should last your flock for several days, you must still check it, in case the water has been dirtied, spilled, etc.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

At her usual time the princess came to her favourite balcony, and seeing Pedro watering the flowers, she beckoned to him, saying— “O waterer of the pinks, come a little nearer and speak to me.”

From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various

It was clumsily done; he was a mere waterer of horses; but Tom liked the man for it, and felt it more than going away.

From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles