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wader

wad·er [ ˈwā-dər]

wader

noun

[ˈwā-dər]

Definition of wader

1 : one that wades

2 : shorebird
also : wading bird

3 waders plural : high waterproof boots or a one-piece waterproof garment usually consisting of pants with attached boots that are used for wading (as when fishing)

Recent Examples on the Web

//Fishermen in waders fly-cast into the roiling water.
— Los Angeles Times, "He was seeking custom-made boots. The journey led to a life deeply touched by love and death and leather," 22 Oct. 2019
//An affecting photo of the two, a Supreme Court justice and his not-yet-successor, is included, neither man in waders but a lake and a boat behind them.
— Leslie Southwick, National Review, "A Republic, If You Can Keep It," 17 Sep. 2019
//Their boots and waders caked in gray mud, the anglers watched the surface for the telltale torpedo shape and silvery sides of a fresh coho.
— Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Early birds get the silvers at this roadside fishery near Anchorage," 16 Aug. 2019
//Two weeks after fleeing, Sotolongo and her husband returned to the neighborhood, mucking through the swampy streets with waders and face masks.
— Scott Dalton, CNN, "Their neighborhood was flooded to save Houston," 25 Aug. 2019
//But last weekend, dressed in shirtsleeves and rubber waders, the freshman Democratic congressman from Turlock tried to buck that image.
— Los Angeles Times, "Swamp rats have invaded California. A Central Valley Democrat is declaring war," 7 Aug. 2019
//Sandbag levees still surround many houses, forcing people to wear fishing waders and boat in and out of their homes.
— Rory Doyle, New York Times, "Where Floods of ‘Biblical Proportion’ Drowned Towns and Farms," 30 July 2019
//Workers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources showed up Thursday in waders, carrying nets, prepared to catch the sturgeon and move it to the Mississippi, but the fish got smart and left the area.
— Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "Huge sturgeon eludes capture by DNR, becomes Edina’s own fish legend," 27 July 2019
//Ruby Kumagai wears rubber waders, boots and gloves to hose down a pen at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro.
— Sharon Boorstin, latimes.com, "Want to get close to gibbons or pythons? Volunteer at one of these L.A. places," 4 July 2019

First Known Use of wader

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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