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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.


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Paddling up Narragansett Bay, a kayaker spotted a strange new development between the Quidnessett Country Club and the sea: a heaping pile of rocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

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

Authorities started to search for the missing kayaker on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2025

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

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

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