Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for waders. Search instead for warders.
Synonyms

waders

British  
/ ˈweɪdəz /

plural noun

  1. long waterproof boots, sometimes extending to the chest like trousers, worn by anglers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They were transferred to buckets and personnel wearing waders carried them into the lagoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

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 • Apr. 10, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Surfers experienced 42% of bites worldwide, with swimmers and waders a close second at 39%.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

Laughing, the fishermen in orange waders emerged onto the wharf from the docks below.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.