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boater

  ('tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. Nautical. One that drives or rides in a boat, especially a pleasure craft.
  2. A stiff straw hat with a flat crown.

 
 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown
  Synonyms: leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat

Meaning #2: someone who drives or rides in a boat
  Synonyms: boatman, waterman


 
Wikipedia: boater (hat)
Straw boater
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Straw boater
Turn-of-the-century-style (1900) boater, often still worn by traditional barbershop quartets.
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Turn-of-the-century-style (1900) boater, often still worn by traditional barbershop quartets.

A boater (also basher or skimmer) is a kind of hat associated with sailing and boating.

It is normally made of straw and has a flat crown and brim, typically with a ribbon around the crown, which is often in colours representing a school, rowing crew or similar institution. Boaters were popular as summer headgear in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and were supposedly worn by FBI agents as a sort of unofficial uniform in the pre-war years. Nowadays they are rarely seen except at sailing or rowing events, period theatrical musical performances or as part of old-fashioned school uniform, such as at Harrow School.

In Australia the boater is still a common part of the school uniform in many elite boys schools


 
Translations: Translations for: Boater

Dansk (Danish)
n. - stiv stråhat

Nederlands (Dutch)
strohoed, schipper

Français (French)
n. - canotier (chapeau)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bootsfahrer, Strohhut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ψαθάκι, ψάθινο καπέλο

Italiano (Italian)
paglietta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - barqueiro (m), chapéu (m) duro de palha

Русский (Russian)
соломенная шляпа

Español (Spanish)
n. - sombrero de paja, botero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - roddare, seglare

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
乘船的人, 平顶硬草帽, 划船的人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乘船的人, 平頂硬草帽, 划船的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보트 타는 사람, 밀짚모자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船乗り, かんかん帽

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قبعه من الخوص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגבעת-קש‬


 
 

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