boater

[ boh-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who boats, especially for pleasure.

  2. a stiff straw hat with a shallow, flat-topped crown, ribbon band, and straight brim.

Origin of boater

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; boat + -er1

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How to use boater in a sentence

  • Here the early hours of the morning are vexed by the voices of boaters making their way down the little street to the river.

    Pagan Papers | Kenneth Grahame
  • But 'single boaters,' such as the Sparrow-hawk, have to rely upon their own little flag and light-buoys.

  • "Well, good bye, then; off we go;" and with light hearts the boaters and the pedestrians parted.

    Eric | Frederic William Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for boater

boater

/ (ˈbəʊtə) /


noun
  1. a stiff straw hat with a straight brim and flat crown

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