boater

English

A boater (straw hat)

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊt.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.tɚ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Noun

boater (plural boaters)

1. (nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
2. (nautical) Synonym of boatman, particularly its captain.
3. A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

   Synonyms: leghorn, basher, skimmer, 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

straw hat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硬草帽 (yìngcǎomào), 船工帽

• 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)
• Portuguese: chapéu-palheta m, palheta (pt) m, palhinha (pt) m
• Russian: канотье́ (ru) n (kanotʹjé)
• Spanish: canotier m

Further reading

• boater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• borate, orbate, rebato