watermonger

English

Etymology

water +‎ monger

Noun

watermonger (plural watermongers)

  1. A seller of water.
    • 1997, James W. Ely, Property Rights in the Colonial Era and Early Republic, page 287:
      In 1849 the watermongers had not yet appeared. One man who offered $50 for a drink found that there was none for sale.
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