waterer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English -er English waterer From water + -er.
Meanings
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One who waters plants.
Help me to become a pure waterer, weeder, and deadheader of our little plot, to mature from manic bride and bonnarder to the calm, the jen, of deep and ancient garden wifedom.
2011, Marjorie Sandor, The Late Interiors: A Life Under Construction, →ISBN:She has dabbled in jobs as various as plant-waterer for a garden centre, trackwork rider for a racehorse trainer and librarian's assistant […]
2007, Eleanor Crawforth, Stephen Procter, Michael Schmidt, New Poetries IV, page 86:
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One who waters down, or dilutes, something.
Any Community funds intended for wine producers should benefit the producers and not the manufacturers of false labels, the forgers of transit papers, the mixers or waterers of wine or the resourceful characters who defy science and produce wine without using any grapes whatsoever.
1980, Official Journal of the European Communities:
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A device used for watering.
She installed an automatic waterer for her garden.
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A device from which livestock, poultry, or pets may drink.
Clean the chicks' waterer each time you refill it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waterers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
fount (device from which poultry drink)
Translations (11)
fr arroseur (one who waters) · de Tränke (device from which animals drink) · ru полива́льщица (one who waters) · gl bebedoiro (device from which animals drink) · es abrevadero (device from which animals drink) · ru полива́льщик (one who waters) · fr arroseuse (one who waters) · ru полива́лка (a device for watering) · tr arazöz (a device for watering) · pt bebedouro (device from which animals drink) · ru пои́лка (device from which animals drink)