waders

wad·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wey-der]
- /ˈweɪ dər/
- /ˈweɪ.dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-der]
- /ˈweɪ dər/

Definitions of waders word

noun waders a person or thing that wades. 1
noun waders 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. 1
noun waders British. any of various ground-nesting shorebirds of small to moderate size, as the gull, tern, skimmer, phalarope, and plover. 1
noun waders waders, high, waterproof boots used for wading, as by fishermen, duck hunters, or laborers. 1
noun waders Plural form of wader. 1
noun plural waders long waterproof boots, sometimes extending to the chest like trousers, worn by anglers 0

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Origin of waders

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75; wade + -er1

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Parts of speech for Waders

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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waders popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for waders

noun waders

heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
shoe — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
footwear — articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes, slippers, or boots.
brogan — a heavy laced usually ankle-high work boot
galoshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.

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