different between wader vs waker

English

Etymology

wade +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?d?(r)

Noun

wader (plural waders)

1. One who wades.
2. (chiefly in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
3. A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.

Synonyms

• (bird): shorebird (US), wading bird

Translations

See also

• wellington boot
• Wikipedia article on the wader (the bird)

Anagrams

• Dewar, Warde, adrew, dewar, drawe, wared

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va.d?r/

Noun

wader f

1. genitive plural of wadera

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English wakyr, from Old English wacor, waccor (“watchful, vigilant”), from Proto-Germanic *wakraz (“awake, watchful”), equivalent to wake +? -er. Cognate with Scots wakir (“watchful”), Dutch wakker (“awake”), German wacker (“awake, alert, capable, brave”), Swedish vacker (“wakeful, watchful, fair, comely”).

Adjective

waker (comparative more waker, superlative most waker)

1. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Watchful; vigilant; alert.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wakere, equivalent to wake +? -er. Compare West Frisian wekker (“alarm clock”, literally “waker”), Dutch wekker, German Wecker, Danish vækkeur.

Noun

waker (plural wakers)

1. One who wakens or arouses from sleep.
2. One who wakes somebody or something.

Derived terms

• waker-upper

Anagrams

• kewra, wrake, wreak