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In the United States, a water boy or water girl (sometimes spelled waterboy or watergirl) was someone who worked in the field, providing water to farm workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the name is given to those who work on the sidelines at sports events to provide water for athletes. The phrase has also been used to describe diminutive figures who serve another team or person in the business and political worlds, in a slightly derogatory manner (ex. "Bill is the CEO's water boy").

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  • In the United States, a water boy or water girl (sometimes spelled waterboy or watergirl) was someone who worked in the field, providing water to farm workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the name is given to those who work on the sidelines at sports events to provide water for athletes. The phrase has also been used to describe diminutive figures who serve another team or person in the business and political worlds, in a slightly derogatory manner (ex. "Bill is the CEO's water boy"). The position has a long history in athletics. In the 1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game, one of the earliest American football games, an unnamed water boy is documented giving aid to a Rutgers player. Among notable people who served as water boys is President Herbert Hoover, who was the Stanford Cardinal football's first water boy. (en)
  • Een waterboy is een persoon die een honkbalteam van water voorziet bij een wedstrijd. Deze persoon is vaak zelf niet bij de club betrokken maar doet het als vriendendienst voor de spelers van het team. In het moderne honkbal is de waterboy steeds zeldzamer geworden, vroeger hadden vrijwel alle teams in het honkbal een waterboy. (nl)
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  • Een waterboy is een persoon die een honkbalteam van water voorziet bij een wedstrijd. Deze persoon is vaak zelf niet bij de club betrokken maar doet het als vriendendienst voor de spelers van het team. In het moderne honkbal is de waterboy steeds zeldzamer geworden, vroeger hadden vrijwel alle teams in het honkbal een waterboy. (nl)
  • In the United States, a water boy or water girl (sometimes spelled waterboy or watergirl) was someone who worked in the field, providing water to farm workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the name is given to those who work on the sidelines at sports events to provide water for athletes. The phrase has also been used to describe diminutive figures who serve another team or person in the business and political worlds, in a slightly derogatory manner (ex. "Bill is the CEO's water boy"). (en)
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  • Waterboy (nl)
  • Water boy (en)
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