boater en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbəʊt.ə/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈboʊ.tɚ/ (US)
- /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English botere; equivalent to boat + -er. The use of the term for a straw hat stems from the fact that straw hats were the preferred head covering during sunny boat trips on canals and rivers.
Meanings
- Someone who travels by boat.
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Synonym of boatman, particularly its captain.
In the summer of 1992, eight beaches were closed and swimmers were warned away because of colliform bacteria, caused by boaters emptying toilets directly into the lake or onto nearby shores. Park officials may soon supply the lake with floating waste disposal systems.
1994, Bruce Berger, There Was a River, Tucson, A.Z.; London: The University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 61:
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A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.
Technically, Melania Trump was in attendance, but she chose to make herself almost invisible. Her dark boater hat was worn so low that it threw her entire face into shadow, and made eye contact with cameras or guests impossible.
2025 January 20, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Brimful of menace? Melania strikes sombre note at Trump inauguration”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Panama · basher · particularly its captain · leghorn · boatman · skimmer
Translations (16)
fr canotier (straw hat) · cmn 船工帽 (straw hat) · de Kreissäge (straw hat) · es canotier (straw hat) · ga hata bádóra (straw hat) · fi veneilijä (someone who travels by boat) · pt palheta (straw hat) · ja カンカン帽 (straw hat) · cmn 硬草帽 (straw hat) · pt chapéu-palheta (straw hat) · de steifer Strohhut (straw hat) · it paglietta (straw hat) · de Bootsfahrer (someone who travels by boat) · ru канотье́ (straw hat) · ga bádóir (someone who travels by boat) · pt palhinha (straw hat)