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floater

floater

4 3.2
A person or thing that floats on water
  • noun
  • /ˈfloʊtər/
translation icon : objeto flotante
  • The lifeguard spotted a floater in the water and quickly swam out to investigate.
  • floaters and divers

Examples

  • Did you spot the ground on the sides and the floaters?

    Blog text (7)

  • A floater is what we call a body we pull out of the East River.

    F/X (1986)

  • The water flows around the pontoons/floaters (what are they called?)

    Blog text (21)

  • Regardless, like Reggie Jackson's crazy floater tonight, it does look glorious when put to the test.

    Blog text (22)

  • He gave the Dutchmen a 63-60 lead with a pretty floater in the lane with 54 seconds to play.

    Blog text (5)

  • On hot summer days, the children enjoyed watching the floater drift lazily across the lake.

  • As we sailed past, we noticed a floater bobbing up and down in the waves.

Synonyms

float
vsfloater
8 1.1

A small object that stays on water to support things or show position

also applies to people as well as objects that stay on water
floatie
vsfloater
  • Baby Talk
1 4.7

An inflatable band worn on the arms to help a person float in water

also includes people or general objects that remain on water beyond devices

How Buoyant

life raft
1 3.2
floater
4 3.2
sinker
  • Jargon
2 4.0

Surface Forms

floater singular
floaters plural

Morphology

floater = float (transparent) = float + er

A straightforward agent/theme: an object or person that floats; directly derived from 'float' + '-er'.

Etymology

Floater comes from the verb float, which means 'to stay on the surface of a liquid'. So a floater is simply a person or object that stays on the water and does not sink.