Meanings
plural waders
- One who wades.
- in pluralfootwearA waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
At the same time, the engagement photos are also a contrast with Mr. Kelce’s recent GQ cover shoot, in which he poses in a giant faux fur hat and waders, clutching an enormous Hermès bag.
2025 August 27, Vanessa Friedman, “The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Photos”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025 - A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.
Synonyms: shorebird, wading bird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian рибарски ботуши, газеща птица
- рибарски ботуши (ribarski botuši)boot
- газеща птица (gazešta ptica)bird
Danish waders
- wadersboot
Esperanto vadbirdo
- vadbirdobird
Estonian sumaja, kahlaja
- sumajaone who wades
- kahlajaone who wades
- kalurisaabasboot
- kahlakadboot
- kurvitsalinebird
- kahlajabird
Finnish kahlaaja, kahluusaapas
- kahlaajaone who wades
- kahluusaapasboot
- kahlaajabird
German Watstiefel, Watvogel
- Watstiefelboot
- Watvogelbird
Icelandic vaðfugl
- vaðfuglbird
Māori manukau
- manukaubird
Russian бахи́ла, боло́тник
- бахи́ла (baxíla)boot
- боло́тник (bolótnik)boot
- бро́день (bródenʹ)boot
Scottish Gaelic eun-grunnachaidh
- eun-grunnachaidhbird
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wader
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Cite this entry
wader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wader
“wader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wader. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wader.
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