liveaboards

Noun

liveaboard (plural liveaboards)

1. A person who lives on a boat.
   • “We′re going to move aboard, sail around the world and do some writing,” the letter goes. “How are our chances?” It′s a common question from readers who know that my husband and I support our liveaboard life through writing and photography.1975, From Tiller to Typwriter: The Rudder, volume 91, page 227
2. A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.
   • Liveaboards come in all kinds of shapes and sizes: monohulls, catamarans, and trimarans, from less than 30 feet to over 100. A liveaboard serves as hotel, restaurant, and dive shop all in one — and sometimes even as a photoprocessing lab, too.1999, John Newman, Michael Newman, Scuba Diving & Snorkeling for Dummies, page 219

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