water-carrier
Jug-toting laborer
A water-carrier is someone who transports water, historically by hand or animal in regions without plumbing.
In team contexts—sports, politics, workplace—a water-carrier does the unglamorous support work that enables others to shine: He's not a star player, just a reliable water-carrier.
The term can be dismissive, implying someone who serves rather than leads.
Ancient twin-handled storage jar
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- jugHandled pouring container
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- flaskPortable liquid container
canteen · bucket · pail · ewer · carboy · demijohn · waterskin · bladder
Baggage carrier or dark brew
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- deliverymanOne who transports goods
- fetcherOne who retrieves items
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
Zodiac's eleventh sign
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- JanuaryYear's opening month
Pull or carry laboriously
- toteLarge open bag
- lugTote with effort
- schlepAwkward, effortful journey
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
load · backbreaking · burden · toil · trudge · hoist · balance · portage
Furnish or stock
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
infrastructure · access · sanitation · purification · potable · irrigation · pipeline · rationing
amphora
Ancient twin-handled storage jar
flask · canteen · bucket · pail · ewer · carboy · demijohn · waterskin · bladder · bottle
porter
Baggage carrier or dark brew
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- deliverymanOne who transports goods
- fetcherOne who retrieves items
drawer · bearer · irrigator · distributor
Aquarius
Zodiac's eleventh sign
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
haul
Pull or carry laboriously
yoke · load · backbreaking · burden · toil · trudge · hoist · balance · portage · fetch
supply
Furnish or stock
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
utility · infrastructure · access · sanitation · purification · potable · irrigation · pipeline · rationing · shortage
water-carrierrecipient
One who receives something
end-user · customer · well · water source · spring
water-carrierstar
Luminous astronomical object
star player · prima donna · frontman · headline act · leading man
water-carrierpipe
Hollow conveyance channel
pipeline · aqueduct · plumbing · water main · irrigation system
carry, water, watery, carrier, watered, carrying, carried, carriage, watering