boater

noun

Definition of boaternext
as in bowler

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Recent Examples of boater There were three ball pythons named Eve, Diesel and Muggo and a bearded dragon named Bowser sporting a straw-boater hat. — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 Shadow, one-half of a famous bald eagle couple, drops off a fish to his two growing chicks — something the boaters confirm thanks to a nonstop livestream of the nest. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Officials said the other paddleboarder was rescued by a boater and taken ashore. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Recreational boaters, like motorists, are feeling a pinch from the Iran war. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for boater
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boater
  1. bowler
  2. helmet
  3. bonnet
  4. baseball cap
  5. hood
  6. derby
  7. beret
  8. hat
Noun
  • Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran, who hit the winning runs in his nation’s first World Cup victory, has died one day before his 39th birthday.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Grace Jones swept in looking dramatically stylish in a black tuxedo jacket with power shoulders and a black bowler-style hat.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Definition of bowler
Noun
  • Kidd likened resisting regulation of riding in truck beds to defying seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Jarvis even has the essence, his blonde hair lusciously flowing from the back of his helmet after each clutch hit.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
  • Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • Someone reported that a man with a gun and wearing a baseball cap and face mask had robbed the business, according to the 911 call sheet.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The video showed Robinson standing in a room at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • Prices will start at 90 euros for a hood and other accessories in the capsule and go up to 450 euros for the charcoal wool coat.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • What’s concerning is that, from a team perspective, nothing under the hood suggests the poor results are flukey.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • Not counting Coors Field weightlessness, that’s the third most in any derby round ever, according to MLB’s queen of numbers, Sarah Langs.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Juan Soto won the derby in 2022 after being knocked out in the second round in 2021.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of derby
Noun
  • In London, Cynthia Erivo attended Wimbledon in a navy blue suit and matching beret by Ralph Lauren.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • Lopez proved that a straw hat is an easy way to make a statement while blocking out the sun, and Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner recently put their own twists on the practical summer accessory, too.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • With a surreal visual language that hat-tips everyone from Jacques Tati to Michael Haneke and the filmmaker’s longtime mentor Jia Zhangke, the film is a striking, startling class critique based on Manuel’s own Silver Bear-winning 2020 short film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of hat

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