blackwater noun5 •Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance. •Water that contains dark organic matter such as loam or tannins. •Water that is acidic and low in nutrients. •Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. •Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix. — 1954 formsblackwaters