yachtien.
/ˈjɒti/, U.S. /ˈjɑdi/, Australian English /ˈjɔti/, /ˈjɔdi/, New Zealand English /ˈjɒdi/ colloquial (chiefly Australian and New Zealand).
A yachtsman.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > yachtsman
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [noun] > yachtsman or yachtswoman
yachtman1820
yachter1828
yachtian1842
yachtsman1862
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yachtist1895
yachtie1943
1943 Amer. Speech 18 88 [New Zealand English.] Yachty.
1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai x. 184 One should never..leave them [sc. bottles] bobbing about the bay the way the careless ‘yachties’ did.
1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 21 Oct. 62 Dunnie's a yachtie, he lives up on the cliff, and he's a rich guy.
1976 Sea Spray (N.Z.) Dec. 35/2 (advt.) Laid polyester rope. The yachties' workhorse.
1977 Herald (Melbourne) 17 Jan. 19/2 They are really to cater for the spillover from Port Phillip Bay as more and more yachties realise that they can be much nearer to the blue water both inside and outside.
1977 Pacific Islands Monthly Feb. 25 (heading) Slugged yachtie.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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