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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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It is a story which started at the foot of steep cliffs in the Scottish Highlands in 2023 when a passing kayaker spotted a stranded sheep.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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 were searching Saturday for a kayaker who fell into the water along the American River near Auburn, Calif., the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.

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