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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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Many anglers prefer stocking foot waders for one important reason: Wading boots offer much better support and comfort compared to boot-foot waders.
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Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Forty-two percent of shark attacks worldwide involved surfers, while 39 percent involved swimmers and waders.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
Surfers suffered 42% of the bites worldwide, and swimmers and waders were a close second at 39%.
—USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Surfers and other beachgoers participating in board sports were the most common targets of shark attacks in 2023, followed by swimmers and waders and, lastly, snorkelers and free divers.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
The same goes for decoys and waders that seemed OK in January but now leak after being dumped in the garage eight months ago.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
When the water is only about two feet deep, a few crew members don chest waders — a one-piece pair of rubber boots reaching up to their chests — and enter the canal.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
The large pink wader’s appearance also highlights the beginning of the annual post-breeding dispersal of southern herons, egrets, spoonbills, and storks north into the piedmont of the Carolinas.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Neoprene waders will keep you very warm in cold water.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Forty-two percent of shark attacks worldwide involved surfers, while 39 percent involved swimmers and waders.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
Surfers suffered 42% of the bites worldwide, and swimmers and waders were a close second at 39%.
—USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
Surfers and other beachgoers participating in board sports were the most common targets of shark attacks in 2023, followed by swimmers and waders and, lastly, snorkelers and free divers.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
The same goes for decoys and waders that seemed OK in January but now leak after being dumped in the garage eight months ago.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
When the water is only about two feet deep, a few crew members don chest waders — a one-piece pair of rubber boots reaching up to their chests — and enter the canal.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
The large pink wader’s appearance also highlights the beginning of the annual post-breeding dispersal of southern herons, egrets, spoonbills, and storks north into the piedmont of the Carolinas.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Neoprene waders will keep you very warm in cold water.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Wader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wader. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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wader
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wad·er
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