1
: one who travels in a boat
2
: a stiff hat usually made of braided straw with a brim, hatband, and flat crown
Examples of boater in a Sentence
a favorite spot for pleasure boaters
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The Lake Tahoe Basin has a few dozen public-access beaches for swimmers, boaters and kayakers.
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Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Crews can use flashing blue lights to stop boaters for safety inspections, investigate impaired operators and keep vessels out of restricted areas.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Srebnick also said the 61 empty or partially empty bottles of alcohol found on Pino’s boat when it was pulled out of the water were on the vessel because Pino’s wife gathered them from other boaters partying with them to avoid littering.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Brian Hooker called fellow boater Blaine Stevenson two days after his wife Lynette vanished in the Bahamas.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Crews can use flashing blue lights to stop boaters for safety inspections, investigate impaired operators and keep vessels out of restricted areas.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Srebnick also said the 61 empty or partially empty bottles of alcohol found on Pino’s boat when it was pulled out of the water were on the vessel because Pino’s wife gathered them from other boaters partying with them to avoid littering.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Brian Hooker called fellow boater Blaine Stevenson two days after his wife Lynette vanished in the Bahamas.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
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“Boater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boater. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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boater
noun
boat·er
ˈbōt-ər 
1
: a person who travels in a boat
2
: a stiff straw hat
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