"boater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊt.ə/ [UK], /ˈboʊ.tɚ/ [US], /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-boater.ogg Forms: boaters [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|botere}} Middle English botere, {{af|en|boat|-er|id2=occupation}} boat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} boater (plural boaters)
  1. (nautical) Someone who travels by boat. Categories (topical): Nautical, People Translations (someone who travels by boat): veneilijä (Finnish), Bootsfahrer [masculine] (German), bádóir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-boater-en-noun-9D4wTjCA Disambiguation of People: 42 10 48 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'someone who travels by boat': 98 1 2
  2. (nautical) Synonym of boatman, particularly its captain. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: boatman [synonym, synonym-of], particularly its captain [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-boater-en-noun-735WA04w Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (clothing) A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown. Categories (topical): Headwear, People Synonyms: leghorn, basher, skimmer, Panama Translations (straw hat): 硬草帽 (yìngcǎomào) (Chinese Mandarin), 船工帽 (Chinese Mandarin), canotier [masculine] (French), Kreissäge [colloquial, feminine] (German), steifer Strohhut [masculine] (German), hata bádóra [masculine] (Irish), paglietta (Italian), カンカン帽 (kankan-bō) (alt: かんかんぼう) (Japanese), chapéu-palheta [masculine] (Portuguese), palheta [masculine] (Portuguese), palhinha [masculine] (Portuguese), канотье́ (kanotʹjé) [neuter] (Russian), canotier [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-boater-en-noun-Joosof0l Disambiguation of People: 42 10 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 17 20 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 13 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 21 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 14 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 19 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 26 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 15 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 11 81 Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles Disambiguation of 'straw hat': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jetboater

Inflected forms

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "steifer Strohhut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hata bádóra"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "word": "paglietta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんかんぼう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kankan-bō",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "word": "カンカン帽"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chapéu-palheta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palheta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palhinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kanotʹjé",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "канотье́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "straw hat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "canotier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boater"
}

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