water-pourern.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌpɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌpɔrər/,

/ˈwɑdərˌpɔrər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., pourer n.

Etymology: < water n. + pourer n. In sense 1 originally after classical Latin Hydrochoos ( < ancient Greek ὑδροχόος ); compare classical Latin Aquārius Aquarius n.Compare Old English wætergīeta , lit. ‘waterpourer’, as a rendering of the name of the constellation Aquarius (beside wætergyte , probably in the sense ‘pouring of water’; with both compare yet v.).

1. Astronomy. With capital initial. (The English name of) the constellation Aquarius. Usually with the.See note at water-bearer n. 2.

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the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aquarius

Aquariusa1398

waterer1546

waterman1565

water-pourer1565

water-bearer1594

skinker1605

urn1633

water boy1640

water carrier1830

water-can1869

1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) xi. sig. QQj The Waterpourer [L. Hydrochoos], and..the Fishes two that flote.

1573 W. Bourne Regim. for Sea (1580) 59 b The names of the Starres..Goates taile. Water pourers leg.

1782 J. Elphinston in tr. Martial Epigrams Comm. 530/1 Each sign..does but symbol..the respective powers of the Sun:..the Water-pourer, his power of exhalation, in order to reimpregnate the earth.

1855 N. L. Frothingham tr. Aratus in Metrical Pieces 32 Him as he springs the Fishes twain attend; While by that Horse's head the Water-Pourer Spreads his right hand, just behind Capricorn.

1910 Manch. Guarduan 10 Dec. 5/4 Low down in the south are the Sea-Monster and the river Eridanus, whilst the Water-Pourer is setting in the south-west.

2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 Apr. 21 Three planets changing direction inevitably stirs up energy on Earth and it's all going on at Aquarius corner under the weekend Waterpourer's moon, with Mercury in your house of personal resources.

2. A person who pours water.

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a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 403 I cannot but think it would have been still more appropriate, if the waterpourer had been a Mr. Legality.

1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 Apr. 237/1 The streets have all been neatly swept..by the female sweepers, preceded by their attendant water-pourers.

1914 A. Poebel Hist. Texts 130 The well-known [Babylonian] legend of Šarrukin's clandestine birth, exposure in the Euphrates and adoption by the water-pourer Akki.

1995 M. W. Gibbons Giambologna 180 In the wax of Pilate Washing His Hands, the relationship between Pilate and the water pourer differs from that in the bronze.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-pourer
释义	water-pourern. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌpɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌpɔrər/, /ˈwɑdərˌpɔrər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., pourer n. Etymology: < water n. + pourer n. In sense 1 originally after classical Latin Hydrochoos ( < ancient Greek ὑδροχόος ); compare classical Latin Aquārius Aquarius n.Compare Old English wætergīeta , lit. ‘waterpourer’, as a rendering of the name of the constellation Aquarius (beside wætergyte , probably in the sense ‘pouring of water’; with both compare yet v.). 1. Astronomy. With capital initial. (The English name of) the constellation Aquarius. Usually with the.See note at water-bearer n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > zodiacal constellation > [noun] > Aquarius Aquariusa1398 waterer1546 waterman1565 water-pourer1565 water-bearer1594 skinker1605 urn1633 water boy1640 water carrier1830 water-can1869 1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) xi. sig. QQj The Waterpourer [L. Hydrochoos], and..the Fishes two that flote. 1573 W. Bourne Regim. for Sea (1580) 59 b The names of the Starres..Goates taile. Water pourers leg. 1782 J. Elphinston in tr. Martial Epigrams Comm. 530/1 Each sign..does but symbol..the respective powers of the Sun:..the Water-pourer, his power of exhalation, in order to reimpregnate the earth. 1855 N. L. Frothingham tr. Aratus in Metrical Pieces 32 Him as he springs the Fishes twain attend; While by that Horse's head the Water-Pourer Spreads his right hand, just behind Capricorn. 1910 Manch. Guarduan 10 Dec. 5/4 Low down in the south are the Sea-Monster and the river Eridanus, whilst the Water-Pourer is setting in the south-west. 2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 Apr. 21 Three planets changing direction inevitably stirs up energy on Earth and it's all going on at Aquarius corner under the weekend Waterpourer's moon, with Mercury in your house of personal resources. 2. A person who pours water. ΚΠ a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 403 I cannot but think it would have been still more appropriate, if the waterpourer had been a Mr. Legality. 1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 Apr. 237/1 The streets have all been neatly swept..by the female sweepers, preceded by their attendant water-pourers. 1914 A. Poebel Hist. Texts 130 The well-known [Babylonian] legend of Šarrukin's clandestine birth, exposure in the Euphrates and adoption by the water-pourer Akki. 1995 M. W. Gibbons Giambologna 180 In the wax of Pilate Washing His Hands, the relationship between Pilate and the water pourer differs from that in the bronze. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1565
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