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whitebaiters

whitebaiters is the plural of whitebaiter.

Meaning of whitebaiter

Noun

whitebaiter (plural whitebaiters)

  1. (New Zealand) One who fishes for whitebait.
    • On the Waiatoto River, it was common for the first whitebaiter to sight the fisheries officer to shout "Cup 'a tea", and this would pass on down the river from whitebaiter to whitebaiter until it reached the river mouth.1984, R. M. McDowall, The New Zealand Whitebait Book, page 138

Questions about whitebaiters

What is whitebaiters the plural of?
Whitebaiters is the plural of whitebaiter.

Words near whitebaiters in the dictionary

  1. whitebacks
  2. whitebagging
  3. whitebait
  4. whitebaited
  5. whitebaiter
  6. whitebaiters
  7. whitebaiting
  8. whitebaits
  9. Whiteball
  10. whitebark
  11. whitebark pine

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