See Also: wader(medicine)
wader(dictionary)
wader(dictionary)

wader (iou)



wader noun. L17.
[from WADE verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which wades. L17.
b. A wading bird; spec. (a) a bird of the suborder Charadrii, which comprises plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and related birds; (b) N. Amer. any large long-legged, long-necked wading bird, as a heron, stork, or crane. L18.
In pl. High waterproof boots, or a waterproof garment for the legs and body, used esp. by anglers for wading. M19.