wader

noun

wad·​er ˈwā-dər 

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)

Illustration of wader

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Examples of wader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oysters are another draw of the region, so my final day was spent pulling on waders and getting out into the fjord between the island of Mors and the mainland. —Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025

Evans stood next to a small boat, clad in waders and helpless to stop the rising waters. —Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Well, call the impossible possible, because the trending shoe of the summer just so happens to be that—a pair of thigh-grazing wader boots from Saint Laurent. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 June 2025

They were transferred to buckets and personnel wearing waders carried them into the lagoon. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wader

• aider
• fader
• grader
• kadir
• nadir
• prader
• raider
• schrader
• seder
• shader
• trader
• crusader

Kids Definition

wader

noun

wad·​er ˈwād-ər 

1

: one that wades

2

: wading bird

3

plural : high waterproof boots or trousers for wading