boater

English edit

A boater (straw hat)

Etymology edit

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 edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊt.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.tɚ/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊtə(ɹ)

Noun edit

boater (plural boaters)

(nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
(nautical) One who works on a boat, especially as captain.
Synonyms: boatman, boatsman
A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.
Synonyms: leghorn, basher, skimmer, Panama

Translations edit

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

one who works on or captains a boat

Finnish: veneilijä (fi)
Irish: bádóir m
Portuguese: barqueiro (pt) m
Russian: ло́дочник (ru) m (lódočnik) (a man in charge of a boat)

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

Anagrams edit

borate, orbate, rebato