canoeist
/kəˈnuːɪst/
canoeist noun: a person who travels by canoe.
Noun
canoeist (plural canoeists)
- A person who travels by canoe.
- Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, photo caption
- Those people who have a meaningful relation to that body of water — whether it be a fisherman, a canoeist, a zoologist, or a logger — must be able to speak for the values which the river represents . . .1990, Richard Cartwright Austin, Reclaiming America: restoring nature to culture
- Synonyms:
- canoer
Synonyms of canoeist
Forms of canoeist
| plural | canoeists |
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Origin of canoeist
From canoe + -ist.
Questions about canoeist
- What does canoeist mean?
- Canoeist means a person who travels by canoe.
- What part of speech is canoeist?
- Canoeist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce canoeist?
- Canoeist is pronounced /kəˈnuːɪst/.
- What is the plural of canoeist?
- The plural of canoeist is canoeists.
Words near canoeist in the dictionary
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