water hog

noun

informal a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage

Words nearby water hog

water gun, water hammer, water heater, water hemlock, water hen, water hog, water hole, water hyacinth, water ice, water intoxication, water jacket

Example sentences from the Web for water hog

  • The water-hog (P. khk-b, Platanista gangetica, the porpoise) is another.

    The Bbur-nma in English |Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

  • They are partly webbed, and thus adapted to the aquatic life it enjoys, and which has gained for it the name of the water-hog.

    The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston

  • The creature made little or no resistance; and having dragged it up to the fire, we saw that it was a capybara, or water-hog.

    The Young Llanero |W.H.G. Kingston

  • Why does it allow a water-hog to fatten at the expense of those whom it holds in its iron grasp?

    The Discards |Lucullus Virgil McWhorter