wader

[ wey-der ]

noun

1. a person or thing that wades.
2. 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.
3. British. any of various ground-nesting shorebirds of small to moderate size, as the gull, tern, skimmer, phalarope, and plover.
4. waders, high, waterproof boots used for wading, as by fishermen, duck hunters, or laborers.

wader

/ ˈweɪdə /

noun

1. a person or thing that wades
2. Also calledwading 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
3. a Brit name for shore bird

Word History and Origins

Origin of wader¹

First recorded in 1665–75; wade + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Drones have been buzzing over Welsh wetlands this year as researchers try to find curlew nests and save the upland wader from extinction.

From BBC

“So basically people with waders and canoes are going throughout the community.”

From Seattle Times

She added that she has since received numerous message from people with "kayaks, waders, drones and all sorts of specialist equipment" to aid her search.

From BBC

But you don’t need to be a hardy hiker or don waders to participate in community science.

From Seattle Times

Ashley Smith loves rivers, and loves pulling on his waders to get into them.

From BBC