Definition of boatie
plural boaties
: a recreational boater
- The pair were rescued by a boatie out fishing and towed about 8km to the Darwin Ski Club.
- —Courier Mail (Australia), 11 Jan. 2012
- It is also likely that lives would have been lost as boaties tried to steer pleasure craft through the treacherous breach entrance.
- —Warren Judd, New Zealand Geographic, July/August 2003
