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kayaker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AY1 AE0 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

One who kayaks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ Proto-Inuit *qayaq Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)bor. English kayak English -er English kayaker From kayak + -er.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kajakář — one who kayaks
  • Czech: kajakářka — one who kayaks
  • Danish: kajakroer — one who kayaks
  • Estonian: süstasõitja — one who kayaks
  • Finnish: meloja — one who kayaks
  • Finnish: kajakkimeloja — one who kayaks
  • French: kayakeur — one who kayaks
  • French: kayakeuse — one who kayaks
  • French: kayakiste — one who kayaks
  • German: Kajakfahrer — one who kayaks
  • German: Kajakfahrerin — one who kayaks
  • Hungarian: kajakozó — one who kayaks
  • Polish: kajakarz — one who kayaks
  • Polish: kajakarka — one who kayaks
  • Scottish Gaelic: neach-caidheig — one who kayaks
  • Slovak: kajakár — one who kayaks
  • Slovak: kajakárka — one who kayaks