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iceboater

American  
[ahys-boh-ter] / ˈaɪsˌboʊ tər /

noun

  1. a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.

Other Word Forms

  • iceboating noun

Etymology

Origin of iceboater

First recorded in 1960–65; iceboat + -er 1

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But of all the sundry forms of midwinter madness, nothing quite matches that of the iceboater.

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