boarder

noun board·er \ ˈbȯr-dər \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: boarder in a Sentence

Definition of boarder

plural boarders

1 : one that boards; especially : one that is provided with regular meals or regular meals and lodging

Mrs. Eads was able to rent the upstairs of a house that faced the river. It was evidently large enough for her to take in boarders and so bring in some income.
—Henry Petroski

2 a : a person who rides a snowboard : snowboarder

More and more adult boarders are appearing on the slopes of Western ski resorts …
—Ben Davidson

b : a person who rides a skateboard : skateboarder

Skateboarding is the fastest-growing extreme sport in the United States, with more than 3 million new boarders taking up sport in 2003.
—Michael Lisi

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Examples of boarder in a Sentence

She decided to take in boarders.
Half of the students are boarders.

Recent Examples of boarder from the Web

But Hawk turned out not to be a businessman in a boarder’s body.

— si.com staff, SI.com, "How Joey Chestnut Dominates July 4, Tony Hawk's Other Major Talent and More," 6 July 2018
According to the paper, Iorns was an avid paddle boarder who often competed in events and was profiled by National Geographic.

— stephen sorace, Fox News, "Double-amputee Army veteran dies while paddle boarding," 29 June 2018
The production also includes Lisa Freebairn as 'Gertrude,' the meddling upstairs neighbor, and Russell Siegel as 'Klinglehoff,' another prospective boarder.

— chagrin valley little theatre, cleveland.com, "CVLT's River Street Playhouse exposes audiences to "The Underpants," a comedy adapted by Steve Martin," 13 Apr. 2018
The Maryland Natural Resources Police said in a Twitter message that the paddle boarder was identified as Cody Iorns, 25, of Washington, D.C.

— dana hedgpeth, Washington Post, "Double amputee dies while paddle boarding on Chesapeake Bay," 28 June 2018
The agency announced the search for the 17-year-old boogie boarder Wednesday afternoon.

— jim ryan, OregonLive.com, "Crews search for missing teen off Oregon coast; man confirmed dead," 6 June 2018
For starters, the Santa Barbara paddle boarder followed a great white shark .

— monique o. madan, miamiherald, "Watch this man follow a great white shark on his paddle board," 30 June 2018
The to spent seven years living in Europe, South America and Mexico before Johnson surrendered to authorities on July 20, 1920 at the United States-Mexico boarder.

— khadrice rollins, SI.com, "Who Is Jack Johnson and Why Did Donald Trump Grant Him a Posthumous Pardon?," 24 May 2018
So there was a paddle boarder in Australia, and something ridiculous happened.

— Fox News, "Comedian Michelle Wolf causes uproar with controversial jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner," 2 May 2018

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