With agent nouns. Recorded earliest in water-bearer, n. See also water carrier, n., water-drinker, n., waterleader, n., etc.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of water (5) water-sellereOE With agent nouns. Recorded earliest in water-bearer, n. See also water carrier, n., water-drinker, n., waterleader, n., etc. waterleader?a1221 A person who sells water from a cart. Cf. leader, n.1 1d. Now historical and rare. water lagger?1518 A person who sells water from a cart; = waterleader, n. water-seller1697 water-monger1845 †(a) a person who diagnoses illness on the basis of the visual inspection of urine; = water-caster, n. 1 (obsolete); (b) a person who sells water… |
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