wader

See also: Wader

English

Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Etymology

From wade +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɪdə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: wa‧der

Noun

wader (plural waders)

1. One who wades.
2. (footwear, chiefly in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
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3. A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.

   Synonyms: (US) shorebird, wading bird

Translations

one who wades

• Estonian: sumaja, kahlaja
• Finnish: kahlaaja (fi)

boot

• Bulgarian: рибарски ботуши m pl (ribarski botuši)
• Danish: waders c pl
• Estonian: kalurisaabas, kahlakad
• Finnish: kahluusaapas (fi)
• German: Watstiefel m
• Russian: бахи́ла (ru) f (baxíla), боло́тник (ru) m (bolótnik), бро́день (ru) m (bródenʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: ribarska čizma f

bird

• Bulgarian: газеща птица f (gazešta ptica)
• Esperanto: vadbirdo
• Estonian: kurvitsaline (Charadriiformes), kahlaja (Scolopacidae)
• Finnish: kahlaaja (fi)
• German: Watvogel (de) m
• Icelandic: vaðfugl (is) m
• Māori: manukau
• Scottish Gaelic: eun-grunnachaidh m
• Serbo-Croatian: ćurlin m

See also

• wellington boot

Anagrams

• Dewar, Warde, adrew, dewar, drawe, wared

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.dɛr/
• Rhymes: -adɛr
• Syllabification: wa‧der

Noun

wader f

1. genitive plural of wadera