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- waders
1
: one that wades
2
: shorebird
also
: wading bird
3
waders plural
: high waterproof boots or a one-piece waterproof garment usually consisting of pants with attached boots that are used for wading (as when fishing)
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As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts.
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Those Amazing Birds Tens of thousands of red knots and other coastal waders were forced into flight from the remaining gravel bars and mudflats by a high incoming spring tide.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
These waterproof chest waders can be put on over your clothes.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
The region’s high concentration of wetlands serve as a major draw for boaters and kayakers, while all sorts of waders and waterfowl can also be found during an early morning birding session.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Those Amazing Birds Tens of thousands of red knots and other coastal waders were forced into flight from the remaining gravel bars and mudflats by a high incoming spring tide.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
These waterproof chest waders can be put on over your clothes.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
The region’s high concentration of wetlands serve as a major draw for boaters and kayakers, while all sorts of waders and waterfowl can also be found during an early morning birding session.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Wader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wader. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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wader
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wad·er
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