wader

[ wey-der ]

/ ˈweɪ dər /

noun

a person or thing that wades.

Also called wading bird. any of various large birds having long legs, long necks, and long bills, that are adapted for wading in shallow waters and living on fish, frogs, etc., as the crane, heron, stork, shoebill, ibis, and flamingo.

British. any of various ground-nesting shorebirds of small to moderate size, as the gull, tern, skimmer, phalarope, and plover.

waders, high, waterproof boots used for wading, as by fishermen, duck hunters, or laborers.

Origin of wader

First recorded in 1665–75; wade + -er¹

Words nearby wader

waddle, waddy, wade, Wade-Giles system, wade in, wader, waders, wadi, Wadi Halfa, wading bird, wading pool

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Example sentences from the Web for wader

But they belong to different orders, one being a climber and the other a wader.
The Boy Trapper|Harry Castlemon
The Bittern is a wader and a recluse, but once in a while, it appears, he has no objection to a clear platform and dry feet.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899|Various
Occasionally the wader steps into a deep hole, but this causes not the slightest flurry.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson
The tracks are not in pairs, so the bird does not belong to the perchers; therefore it must be a wader or a swimmer.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

You've seen her—the sallow thing with the greasy light-coloured fringe in curlers, who walks flat-footed like a wader on the mud.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

British Dictionary definitions for wader

wader

/ (ˈweɪdə) /

noun

a person or thing that wades

Also called: wading bird any of various long-legged birds, esp those of the order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc), that live near water and feed on fish, etc

a Brit name for shore bird

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单词	wader
释义	wader [ wey-der ] / ˈweɪ dər / noun a person or thing that wades. Also called wading bird. any of various large birds having long legs, long necks, and long bills, that are adapted for wading in shallow waters and living on fish, frogs, etc., as the crane, heron, stork, shoebill, ibis, and flamingo. British. any of various ground-nesting shorebirds of small to moderate size, as the gull, tern, skimmer, phalarope, and plover. waders, high, waterproof boots used for wading, as by fishermen, duck hunters, or laborers. Origin of wader First recorded in 1665–75; wade + -er¹ Words nearby wader waddle, waddy, wade, Wade-Giles system, wade in, wader, waders, wadi, Wadi Halfa, wading bird, wading pool Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wader But they belong to different orders, one being a climber and the other a wader. The Boy Trapper\|Harry Castlemon The Bittern is a wader and a recluse, but once in a while, it appears, he has no objection to a clear platform and dry feet. Bird Lore, Volume I--1899\|Various Occasionally the wader steps into a deep hole, but this causes not the slightest flurry. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson The tracks are not in pairs, so the bird does not belong to the perchers; therefore it must be a wader or a swimmer. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold You've seen her—the sallow thing with the greasy light-coloured fringe in curlers, who walks flat-footed like a wader on the mud. The Dop Doctor\|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves British Dictionary definitions for wader wader / (ˈweɪdə) / noun a person or thing that wades Also called: wading bird any of various long-legged birds, esp those of the order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc), that live near water and feed on fish, etc a Brit name for shore bird Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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