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waterfowler

waterfowler

1 8.6
A person who hunts ducks and other water birds for sport
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːtərˌfaʊlər/
translation icon : cazador de aves acuáticas
  • waterfowler, a new shooter
  • waterfowlers, deer hunters
  • an avid waterfowler

Examples

  • I'm an avid, some might say rabid, waterfowler.

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  • Although Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, it sure did the waterfowlers around here a big favor.

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  • Moving east to Ohio, a note from my cousin, Jim, a diehard waterfowler, echoes what we’re seeing here in Iowa.

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  • A skilled waterfowler knows the best times and places to hunt for ducks.

  • During the hunting season, every waterfowler eagerly awaits the arrival of migratory birds.

  • The waterfowler used decoys to attract ducks to his blind.

Synonyms

hunter
vswaterfowler
411 1.0

A person who looks for and kills wild animals for food or sport

specializes in hunting wild birds rather than any animal type
fowler
vswaterfowler
  • Archaic
4 9.9

A person who hunts wild birds for food

favours hunting for sport rather than mainly for food
duck hunter
vswaterfowler
2 2.8

A person who hunts ducks for sport or food

hunts various birds that live on water rather than only one species

Surface Forms

waterfowler singular
waterfowlers plural

Morphology

waterfowler = waterfowl (transparent) = water + fowl + er

The word is a regular agent noun formed from 'waterfowl' plus '-er', meaning a person who hunts waterfowl.

Etymology

Waterfowler breaks into water and fowler, and fowler comes from an old word for 'bird', the same root as the common English fowl. So a waterfowler is literally someone who hunts 'water birds' like ducks, which is why today it means a person who hunts ducks or other waterfowl, often as a sport.