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I often think of setting as an important character in my story. 'Dark Powers' takes place in Doncaster, a Maryland Eastern Shore community rich with watermen and historic atmosphere. I modeled it after a stunning little town called St. Michaels, but since a lot of bad things happen in Doncaster, I changed the name.
Ruth Glick

Meaning of "watermen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Watermen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

watermen

Waterman (occupation)

A waterman is a river worker who transfers passengers across and along city centre rivers and estuaries in the United Kingdom and its colonies. Most notable are those on the River Thames and River Medway, but other rivers such as the River Tyne and River Dee, Wales also had their watermen who formed guilds in medieval times.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERMEN

waterlessness
waterline
waterlog
waterlogged
waterlogging
Waterloo
waterman
watermanship
watermark
watermelon
watermill
waterpox
waterproof
waterproofed
waterproofer
waterproofing
waterproofness
waterquake
waters
waterscape

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERMEN

aldermen
carmen
countermen
fishermen
germen
lumbermen
mermen
newspapermen
oystermen
remaindermen
slaughtermen
spidermen
supermen
timbermen
trawlermen
trenchermen
triggermen
trout fishermen
Ulstermen
washermen
weathermen

Synonyms and antonyms of watermen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «watermen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERMEN

Find out the translation of watermen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of watermen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «watermen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

船夫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

watermen
570 millions of speakers

English

watermen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

watermen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملاحون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лодочники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barqueiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াটারম্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bateliers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjual air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zeměmi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

watermen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

watermen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watermen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

watermen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாட்டர்மேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटरमॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

watermen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barcaioli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wodniaków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

човнярі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

watermen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πορθείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Watermans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

watermen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

watermen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of watermen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERMEN»

The term «watermen» is regularly used and occupies the 64.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about watermen

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QUOTES WITH «WATERMEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word watermen.
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Ruth Glick
I often think of setting as an important character in my story. 'Dark Powers' takes place in Doncaster, a Maryland Eastern Shore community rich with watermen and historic atmosphere. I modeled it after a stunning little town called St. Michaels, but since a lot of bad things happen in Doncaster, I changed the name.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERMEN»

Discover the use of watermen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to watermen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake
Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly conceived, The Watermen is a narrative and visual feast from one of America’s favorite storytellers. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Centennial.
James A. Michener, 2014
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The Watermen
In the dark and slimy streets of Wapping a prostitute is beaten half to death, a not uncommon fate in late 18th century London. So begins this gripping tale set in 1798 in the Port of London: a cruel villain holds sway over the underworld.
Patrick Easter, 2011
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The Carolina Watermen: Bug Hunters and Boat Builders
A look at the vanishing lifestyles of the shrimpers and boatbuilders of Holden Beach, North Carolina
Richard Michael Kelly, Barbara Kelly, 1993
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The Oyster Question: Scientists, Watermen, and the Maryland ...
In The Oyster Question, Christine Keiner applies perspectives of environmental, agricultural, political, and social history to examine the decline of Maryland’s iconic Chesapeake Bay oyster industry.
Christine Keiner, 2010
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The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay
Photographs depict the daily life of Chesapeake Bay fisherman and are accompanied by the comments and observations of the watermen
John Hurt Whitehead, 1987
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Leeds, watermen of : 17,097-103. Medway, watermen of : 1890: 13,911-4. 1891 : 13,911-2. Thames, lightermen of : 1889: 16,739-47. 1889: 16,748-52. 1889: 16,753-6. 1891: 16,757-61. Upper Mersey, watermen of (1884) : 12,153-5.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1894
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Reports from Committees
1 * Watermen's Company — continued. 1. Jurisdiction of the Company previously to and under the Act of 1859— continued. Question between the Watermen's Company and the Conservators as to the navigation of barges ; dredging barges of ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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The new National Boatmasters' Licence: sixth report of ...
The Watermen's Revolt 1. Ministers might have been forgiven if they had expected the Regulations introducing the new National Boatmasters' Licence ( BML) to sail smoothly through Parliament.1 They were subject to the negative procedure ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2007
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
._ V !___.___, “m1 Thames Conservancy. authorized to take Apprentices under the Watermen's Company's Act to serve such Person in assisting to navigate a Lighter, or in assisting to work or navigate a Steam Boat, upon the River Thames.
‎1864
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Reports from Commissioners
They have invited me to represent the whole body of lightermen and watermen of the river Thames. 6072. Are we to regard the gentlemen who are here present as representing the whole body of watermen and lightermen, or the Amalgamated ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1879

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term watermen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former watermen's association treasurer charged with embezzlement
In this 2013 file photo, Lisa Gowe, former treasurer and events coordinator of Talbot County Watermen's Association, is pictured with the association's president, ... «The Star Democrat, Jul 15»
2
St. Mary's Watermen in Trouble with the Law
(July 23, 2015) Four St. Mary's County watermen are scheduled to appear in district court on July 31 on charges they illegally harvested thousands of pounds of ... «Southern Maryland Online, Jul 15»
3
Watermen resume oyster seeding project
Mike Hearth of Shop Cove Seafood & Aquaculture in St. Mary's County, left, and Kent County Waterman's Association member Jamie White empty a cage of ... «My Eastern Shore, Jun 15»
4
Watermen win changes to oyster reef restoration
But watermen, still bothered over losing harvestable waters to the restoration effort five years ago, have managed to get a few changes in the construction of new ... «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
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Two Pasadena Men Jailed for Stealing Crabs from Watermen
George F. Johnson IV, superintendent of NRP, praised the watermen and area residents who provided tips to officers and filed reports that led to the conviction ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
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Oyster harvest at Kent Narrows seen as winter boost for watermen
As dawn broke over the still waters of Kent Narrows on Monday, a couple of workboats carrying watermen ventured out in search of oysters. For the first time in ... «Baltimore Sun, Mar 15»
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4 charged with harvesting oysters illegally on Eastern Shore
Four Eastern Shore watermen were charged this month with taking oysters from protected waters and other environmental violations, Maryland Natural ... «Baltimore Sun, Jan 15»
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Yorktown Watermen's Museum wants scenic and historic …
YORKTOWN — The Watermen's Museum in Yorktown is in discussions with five localities in an effort to win a Virginia "scenic and historic river" designation for ... «Daily Press, Jan 15»
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Tilghman Island waterman gets jail, fine for rockfish poaching
Another Maryland waterman sentenced for vast rockfish poaching. The third of four Maryland watermen involved in a vast striped bass poaching scheme was ... «Baltimore Sun, Jan 15»
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Virginia watermen lose fishing licenses after violations
“The commission vote to unanimously revoke these individuals' fishing licenses continues a steady and consistent message from the commission to the ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Sep 14»

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