/ Dictionary / Index W waterman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wa•ter•man Pronunciation: (wô'tur-mun, wot'ur-), [key] — pl. -men. a person who manages or works on a boat; boatman. a person skilled in rowing or boating. a person with a general license to take any legal catch of fish and shellfish in Chesapeake Bay. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: waterman (Thesaurus) water main watermanship Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language