/fresh"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/ , adj.
1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
2. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.
3. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.
4. Obs. untrained or of little experience.
Also, fresh-water .
[ 1520-30; FRESH + WATER ]