Obs.
1. One who carts water for sale.
[c. 1250[?]. Cal. Ancient Deeds, A 7319. Grant by Adgarus … of Siebehee to John le Waterladere of Estsmedhefeld of 1 a. land between land of Richard son of Geoffrey le Waterladere [etc.].]
1307. Exch. K. R. Eccl. Doc., 2/50 lf. 6. Terram Reginaldi Kempe le Waterledere.
1350. in Riley, Memorials (1868), 254. [The carters, called] waterleders [shall take for the cart, from Douuegate to Chepe, 11/2 d.].
14[?]. Nom., in Wr.-Wülcker, 697/23. Hic aquaductor, a waterleder.
1415. in York Myst. (1885), Introd. p. xxiv. Waterleders [join with the ‘Cukes’ in presenting a play].
1503. in R. Davies, Extr. Munic. Rec. York (1843), 239, note. The cookes shall yerely geddir pagiaunt silver of the waterleders and sandeleders toward the supportacion and charge of bryngyng furth of the pagiaunt of the same cookes.
1600. Chester Plays, Banes 75. The good symple water-leaders and drawers of deey, see that your Arke in all poyntes be prepared.
2. In Irish iron-works (see quot.).
1645–52. Boate, Ireland’s Nat. Hist., xvii. 134. Water-leaders, or Water-course-keepers, to steer the Water-courses, and to look to them constantly.
