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water boy

noun

a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players.
a person who sees that livestock is supplied with water, as by filling water troughs.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of water boy¹

First recorded in 1630–40

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The water boy couldn’t find anything to drink.

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Taylor, a junior defensive end, linebacker and tight end, served as a ball boy and water boy growing up.

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He drove the golf carts, acted as a water boy, and looked like he had a blast.

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Unable to play football, he was the team’s water boy.

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Jonathan Ogden of St. Albans may be the best football player the region ever produced, but he played offensive tackle, a position about as likely to win the Heisman as water boy.

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