plural paddlers
: one who paddles something (such as a canoe or kayak)
One of the most rewarding sights to greet an early morning canoeist is that of a great blue heron feeding along the edge of a lake. … If the paddler is careful, he can glide close to the huge blue-gray bird …—
Ton de Joode and Anthonie Stolk
Ton de Joode and Anthonie StolkIn a freestyle competition, paddlers use small, flat-bottomed, and often blunt-ended, funky-looking white-water kayaks to perform routines for judges.—Nancy Coulter-Parker
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Along nearly two miles of untouched shoreline, paddlers can witness the bay waters light up the night.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
About 16 members of the National Canoe Safety Patrol (volunteers trained in first-aid and swift water rescue) make sure that everybody follows protocols and steer paddlers through the occasional Class I or II rapid.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Experienced paddlers can choose to go double the distance on the Pontchartrain Paddle tour, a four-hour journey along the length of Bayou St. John, and learn about the area’s diverse ecosystems.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
On all three waterways, officials said all boaters, including paddlers and rowers, must arrive with their watercraft clean, drained and dry.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
About 16 members of the National Canoe Safety Patrol (volunteers trained in first-aid and swift water rescue) make sure that everybody follows protocols and steer paddlers through the occasional Class I or II rapid.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Experienced paddlers can choose to go double the distance on the Pontchartrain Paddle tour, a four-hour journey along the length of Bayou St. John, and learn about the area’s diverse ecosystems.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
On all three waterways, officials said all boaters, including paddlers and rowers, must arrive with their watercraft clean, drained and dry.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paddler
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“Paddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddler. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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