Definitions for boaterˈboʊ tər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

boat•erˈboʊ tər(n.)

  1. a person who boats.

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

    Category: Clothing

Origin of boater:

1595–1605

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat(noun)

    a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

  2. boatman, boater, waterman(noun)

    someone who drives or rides in a boat

Wiktionary

  1. boater(Noun)

    Someone who travels by boat

  2. boater(Noun)

    A straw hat

  3. Origin: boat + -er


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