Showing results for powerboater. Search instead for sowerby,+leo.

powerboater

American

[pou-er-boh-ter] / ˈpaʊ ərˌboʊ tər /

noun

a powerboat owner or operator.

Etymology

Origin of powerboater

First recorded in 1950–55; powerboat + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

All in all, Williams has come up with a semidisplacement boat that any experienced sailor or powerboater would be proud to own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023