Noun
(usually historical) A person who carries water from a spring or well, especially in antiquity and pre-modern era when it was a common job.
An arrangement of wires on which a bucket of water, raised from a well, etc., may be conveyed wherever required, as to a house.
A pipe or tube that conveys water.
A transportation ship that is water-based.
(astrology) Aquarius, or a symbol for it.
(figuratively, colloquial) An individual doing simple, ordinary work, usually in opposition to somebody considered more valuable.
(cycling) A domestique.
water-carrier (plural water-carriers)
Alternative form of water carrier
water-carrier
Articles are made from liquid PSAs by coating the adhesive and drying off the solvent or water carrier. Source: Internet
"Little Willie's" hull was called in the shop orders a "water carrier for Mesopotamia;" no one knew that the hull was intended to be mounted on a truck. Source: Internet
Research shows the condition of Cockatoo Lagoon has been declining, with the long-term viability of the lagoon as an irrigation water carrier compromised by weed growth and siltation. Source: Internet
Naturally, the water carrier began to be called a "tank." Source: Internet
A water carrier and an incident command unit were also called to attend the blaze. Source: Internet