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boater

[boh-ter] / ˈboʊ tər /






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Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

“It’s really important that the recreational boater — or even professional boater — recognize that when whitecaps turn up so fast ... it’s time to put on your life jacket and get off the water.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

In an early episode, the brothers came out singing the Maurice Chevalier hit “Louise” while sporting boater hats.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2023

A boater traveling near Westport spotted a man standing on a navigational buoy around 4 p.m.

From Seattle Times Oct. 23, 2023

And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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