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white-water man 
1 an expert at handling a canoe in rapids and riffles (def. 1 b).
See also: riffle ((n.)) (def. 1 b)
- 1921 . . . Oo-koo-hoo, the famous white-water-man . . . actually did keep the bow of that canoe ahead of all others--no matter where or when the other crews contested for the honour of leading the Fur Brigade.
- 1931 They are the "white water men," to whom the thunderous roar of rapids, and the smell of spray flying in the face, are as the intoxication of strong drink.
- 1956 Had he lost the sure judgment a white-water man must have?
- 1958 "Watch her haul" is the ringing yell of white water men as they pry loose the piles of winter piled wood... .
2 † Lumbering a man who takes part in the process of floating or driving logs.
See also: driver (def. 1)
- 1958 "Watch her haul" is the ringing yell of white-water men as they pry loose the piles of winter piled wood. . . .
- 1921 . . . Oo-koo-hoo, the famous white-water-man . . . actually did keep the bow of that canoe ahead of all others--no matter where or when the other crews contested for the honour of leading the Fur Brigade.