wader

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a long-legged bird that searches for food in shallow water or wet ground

   A solitary wader probed the mudflat for worms at low tide.

2. 2
   noun

   usually plural: a waterproof boot or garment extending up the legs or body for standing in water

   He pulled on his chest waders before stepping into the river.

Formed from wade + -er, literally 'one that wades'. It came to name both wading birds and, usually in the plural, waterproof boots or garments worn while wading.

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