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
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
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 the sport in 2003.—Michael Lisi
Michael LisiExamples of boarder in a Sentence
She decided to take in boarders.
Half of the students are boarders.
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With a setting along the base of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a great place for boarders who like natural freestyle terrain—and plenty of it.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
By the 1960s, generations of boarders had carved up the original interiors, and a young couple saw an opportunity.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Even with Monday’s rally, the stock is up only about 5% this year, significantly underperforming the boarder market and its tech peers.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
By the 1960s, generations of boarders had carved up the original interiors, and a young couple saw an opportunity.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Even with Monday’s rally, the stock is up only about 5% this year, significantly underperforming the boarder market and its tech peers.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarder. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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boarder
noun
board·er
ˈbōrd-ər 
ˈbȯrd-
1
: one who pays for meals and sometimes lodging at another's house
2
: a person who rides a snowboard
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