BOATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boater mean? 

• BOATER (noun)
  The noun BOATER has 2 senses:

1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

2. someone who drives or rides in a boat

  Familiarity information: BOATER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOATER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

boater; leghorn; Panama; Panama hat; sailor; skimmer; straw hat

Hypernyms ("boater" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who drives or rides in a boat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

boater; boatman; waterman

Hypernyms ("boater" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boater"):

canoeist; paddler (someone paddling a canoe)

ferryman (a man who operates a ferry)

gondolier; gondoliere (a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola)

oarsman; rower (someone who rows a boat)

punter (someone who propels a boat with a pole)

Derivation:

boat (ride in a boat on water)