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Noun: boater  bow-tu(r)
  1. A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
    "She wore a boater hat to shield her face from the sun";
    - leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat
     
  2. Someone who drives or rides in a boat
    "The boater ferried passengers across the river"

Derived forms: boaters

Type of: chapeau [archaic], hat, lid [informal], worker

Encyclopedia: Boater