wader

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, wades.

Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shorebird wading bird crane heron packer boner jabiru corker stork carrier boot drummer contractor ankle chewer

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Antonyms

hat emptier

Hypernyms

aquatic bird

Hyponyms

crane heron ibis flamingo rail bustard

Phrases with the word

long-legged wader long-billed wader heron-like wader

Anagrams

dewar drawe Warde

Examples

I will love you as the manatee loves the head of lettuce and as the dark spot loves the leopard, as the leech loves the ankle of a wader and as a corpse loves the beak of the vulture. Daniel Handler

International Wader Studies 17. Sydney. Source: Internet

Wetlands International Global Series Vol. 9. International Wader Studies Vol. 12. Canberra ISBN 90-5882-009-2 Barter, M.A. (2005). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Wadena Wadena County Wadenhoe Wadesboro Wadewitz Wadford