SINCE 1828
boat·ie
| \ ˈbō-tē
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plural boaties
Definition of boatie
: 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
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