A person who carries water; spec. one employed to carry water from a spring, well, river, etc., for domestic use.

With agent nouns. Recorded earliest in water-bearer, n. See also water carrier, n., water-drinker, n., waterleader, n., etc.

One who bears a tankard; spec. †(a) one employed in drawing and carrying water from the public pumps and conduits (obsolete); (b) a cup-bearer.

A person who or animal which carries water; spec. (esp. in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia) a person who supplies water to troops or a…

A person (or animal) engaged in working with water; spec. an employee at a waterworks.

Perhaps: a person employed to sprinkle water. Obsolete. rare.

A person (typically a man) employed in the supply, distribution, or removal of water, as in irrigation or pumping, or as a water-carrier…

a female tankard-bearer.

an attendant, esp. at a cab or coach stand, primarily employed to water the horses; = waterman, n. 4.

Chiefly U.S. A boy or man who carries or provides drinking water.

In South Asia: a water-carrier. Also in extended use (see quot. 1960).