单词 | canoeist |
释义 | canoeistn. A person who paddles or uses a canoe, esp. a person who engages in canoeing as a sport or pastime. Cf. canoer n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > paddler of canoe canoeman1681 paddler1770 pork eater1793 kayaker1856 kayak man1864 canoeist1866 canoer1866 kayakist1946 1866 J. Macgregor Thousand Miles in Rob Roy Canoe i. 4 But, before this deliberate assertion has weight with intending ‘canoists’, it may well be asked from one who thus praises the paddle, ‘Has he travelled in other ways, so as to know their several pleasures?’ 1872 M. Collins Princess Clarice I. ii. 30 The pretty canoiste can move silently along the river with unfatiguing strokes of the paddle. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 226/2 Captain Morrell was about to fire upon the canoeists, when one of them called, in good English, ‘Don't shoot, captain.’ 1962 B.S.I. News May 9/2 Buoyancy garments are being used in increasing numbers by yachtsmen, canoeists and other ‘weekend’ sailors. 2007 Canad. Geographic Mar. 31/1 I do not pretend to be an expert canoeist. I do not know the difference between flatwater paddles and whitewater paddles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < |
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