boater

English

A boater (straw hat)

Etymology

From Middle English botere; equivalent to boat +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊt.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.tɚ/
(General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊtə(r)

Noun

boater (plural boaters)

(nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
(nautical) One who works on a boat, especially as captain.
A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

Synonyms

(one who works on a boat): boatman, boatsman
(straw hat): leghorn, Panama

Translations

someone who travels by boat

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 船工 (zh) (chuángōng)
Finnish: veneilijä (fi)

French: ^{(please verify)} canoteur (fr) m
German: ^{(please verify)} Bootsfahrer m
Irish: bádóir m

one who works on or captains a boat

Irish: bádóir m

Russian: ло́дочник (ru) m (lódočnik) (a man in charge of a boat)

straw hat

Chinese:
Mandarin: 硬草帽 (yìngcǎomào)
French: canotier (fr) m
German: steifer Strohhut m
Irish: hata bádóra m

Italian: paglietta (it)
Japanese: カンカン帽 (かんかんぼう, kankan-bō)
Russian: канотье́ (ru) n (kanotʹjé)
Spanish: canotier m

See also

Boater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

borate, orbate, rebato

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