water-carrier

A form of water carrier — A person who carries water from a spring or well, especially in antiquity and pre-modern era when it was a common job.

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Meanings

nounwater-carrier (plural water-carriers)

plural water-carriers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of water carrier.
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APA

water-carrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-carrier

MLA

“water-carrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-carrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water-carrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-carrier.

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