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kayaker

American  
[kahy-ak-er] / ˈkaɪˌæk ər /

noun

  1. a person who travels by kayak; a person who uses a kayak.


Example Sentences

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In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Just ask the Venezuelan kayaker who was briefly ingested by a whale, or the woman who was attempting to take a selfie with a bull shark but got both of her hands bitten off.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

Search teams looking for an 18-year-old kayaker who went missing on the water have found a body, police said.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

I think Bob Carey, an avid kayaker, has the right attitude about it all.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

For all what-nots the kayaker must preserve instant preparation; and with his own life on the tip of his fingers, he must make its preservation an incidental matter.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various