Waterman

Examples

• He means to tell us, that a horrid female waterman is graceful! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• This was the waterman. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• With a view to their rational and moral enjoyment, Brother Mordlin had adapted the beautiful words of 'Who hasn't heard of a Jolly Young Waterman? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Only a bob's vorth, Tommy,' cried the driver sulkily, for the information of his friend the waterman, as the cab drove off. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Similar emotion was undergone by my own father when promoted for his merits from his occupation as a waterman to a situation under Government. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The sisterhood, the maidens, flocking round the young waterman, and urging him along the stream of duty and of temperance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I have thought it over again and again, said Herbert, and I think I know a better course than taking a Thames waterman. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• But, excuse me,' says Podsnap, with his temper and his shirt-collar about equally rumpled; 'was this young woman ever a female waterman? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The coachman instantly drove off as soon as he had got his fare: the watermen commenced a struggle for me and my trunk. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• At that time, the steam-traffic on the Thames was far below its present extent, and watermen's boats were far more numerous. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The Brick Lane Branch brothers were watermen (cheers and laughter). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• We are both good watermen, Handel, and could take him down the river ourselves when the right time comes. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

Editor: Segre