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wader

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈweɪdə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: W EY1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who wades.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

Qualifier: footwear

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shorebird, wading bird

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wading bird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aquatic bird

Narrower terms: stork, shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex, ibis, spoonbill, flamingo, heron, crane, courlan, Aramus guarauna, limpkin, Aramus pictus, crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata, chunga, Chunga burmeisteri, rail, bustard, button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode, ortygan, plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, trumpeter, shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English wade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wader From wade + -er.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: sumaja — one who wades
  • Estonian: kahlaja — one who wades
  • Finnish: kahlaaja — one who wades
  • Bulgarian: рибарски ботуши (ribarski botuši) — boot
  • Danish: waders — boot
  • Estonian: kalurisaabas — boot
  • Estonian: kahlakad — boot
  • Finnish: kahluusaapas — boot
  • German: Watstiefel — boot
  • Russian: бахи́ла (baxíla) — boot
  • Russian: боло́тник (bolótnik) — boot
  • Russian: бро́день (bródenʹ) — boot
  • Serbo-Croatian: ribarska čizma — boot
  • Bulgarian: газеща птица (gazešta ptica) — bird
  • Esperanto: vadbirdo — bird
  • Estonian: kurvitsaline — bird
  • Estonian: kahlaja — bird
  • Finnish: kahlaaja — bird
  • German: Watvogel — bird
  • Icelandic: vaðfugl — bird
  • Māori: manukau — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: eun-grunnachaidh — bird
  • Serbo-Croatian: ćurlin — bird