canoeist
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3.9
- noun
- /kəˈnuːɪst/
:
piragüista
- In the competition, each canoeist raced against the clock to see who could finish the course fastest.
Examples
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At dawn, a canoeist quietly paddled across the still lake, enjoying the peaceful morning.
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The experienced canoeist expertly navigated the rapids during the race.
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He was an expert canoeist, and the river was low, so there was no real danger of losing control of the boat.
Fiction book (2001) -
As a canoeist, I always love reading about trips I've taken and those on my bucket list.
Blog text (13) -
Two world-class canoeists had just drowned in it.
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Try pumping a couple of gallons of river water through a filter to keep a group of canoeists hydrated, Smith suggested.
Academic text (2004) -
So the theft was blamed on a canoeist, some outsider, even though plenty of locals owned canoes and were accustomed to using them on the river.
Fiction book (2001) -
The canoeists, fur-trappers, and gold-panners are far outnumbered by bears, moose, and eagles.
Fiction book (1993) -
The entire area is a haven for backpackers, climbers, canoeists, and kayakers—rightly so.
Blog text (17) -
But skilled white-water rafters and canoeists remind us that neither paddling against the current nor going with the flow is a particularly fruitful tactic.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who goes out on a boat for fun
4
3.9
A person who moves a canoe or kayak using a long flat tool to push water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word canoeist comes from canoe, a word English borrowed from a Caribbean language through Spanish and Portuguese that meant a 'small, hollow boat', and the ending -ist means 'someone who does' something. So a canoeist is a person who paddles or races a canoe.