Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that drives or rides in a boat, especially a pleasure craft.
- noun A stiff straw hat with a flat crown.
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- noun nautical Someone who
travels byboat . - noun A
straw hat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Etymologies
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Examples
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The boater is the first to be sanctioned by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
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Hermansen said the boater is the same fisherman who claimed to have found Ross.
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All this must have taken up the most of twenty minutes, yet after getting as far as Mr. Shylock's I remembered that I required what one's hatter (and no one else) calls a "boater," and back I went to order one in addition to the cap.
Mr. Justice Raffles 1893
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She peered out at the world from beneath a yellow straw hat - a "boater," with circular crown and flat brim - wore a green wool muffler looped around her neck, and was lost in the immensity of Khristo's sheepskin jacket while he made do with a heavy sweater.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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She peered out at the world from beneath a yellow straw hat - a "boater," with circular crown and flat brim - wore a green wool muffler looped around her neck, and was lost in the immensity of Khristo's sheepskin jacket while he made do with a heavy sweater.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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She peered out at the world from beneath a yellow straw hat - a "boater," with circular crown and flat brim - wore a green wool muffler looped around her neck, and was lost in the immensity of Khristo's sheepskin jacket while he made do with a heavy sweater.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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As far as why they decided to bid, Atkinson said LOMDA handles issues such as boater registration and thought their experience with those issues could be of use.
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A 39-year-old Fort Pierce man accused of hurling a fish from the North Bridge and allegedly hitting a boater on the head, faces felony and misdemeanor charges, according to an arrest affidavit from the Fort Pierce Police Department.
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"The injured boater couldn't collect damages since the pipeline owner is no longer in business."
Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Removes Defunct Oil Wells But Hazards Remain Susan Buchanan 2010
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"The injured boater couldn't collect damages since the pipeline owner is no longer in business."
Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Removes Defunct Oil Wells But Hazards Remain Susan Buchanan 2010
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