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boarder

[bawr-der, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- /


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He was a boogie boarder until the object of his adoration told him, “What are you riding that for? You should be surfing. Get a surfboard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

After learning the basics of tap dancing from a boarder in the house where he was living, he caught the eye of more experienced tappers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

A kayaker helped one paddle boarder to shore, and a boater helped another.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

“Worst thing in the world to get rid of,” she said, and told us about the epidemic at the girls’ school in Kinvara when she was a boarder.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Financial lessons from the nation’s history: embrace risks, don’t be afraid of debt, take in boarders if things get tight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Financial lessons from the nation’s history as the U.S. reaches 250 years: take risks, don’t be afraid of debt, take in boarders if things get tight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

While crews worked diligently to rake the fake snow over exposed rocks and patches of bare dirt on Friday, skiers and boarders scraped by like traffic on the 405 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

Once, they might have been rented out to boarders, but that model has unfortunately fallen out of fashion in spite of platforms like Airbnb, perhaps because the owners often don’t need the money.

From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2024

Her Mama and Hazel and Etta and all the boarders waited in the front room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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