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yachty

yachty

8.9
A person who often spends time on large private boats
  • noun
  • /ˈjɑːti/
  • Informal
translation icon : yate
  • During the summer, many yachties enjoy sailing around the Mediterranean islands.

Examples

  • All right, Slick, You can holler at Spoonie, Spotty, Yachty, Ricky, you know, little Nanny Brown, little Danny.

  • OK, Like I never heard of like little yachty little yacht.

  • You made like a fake screenshot of little Yachty liking Bryce Hall listening to the Lil Yachty song where he talks about Addison Gray.

  • You made like a fake screenshot of little Yachty liking Bryce Hall listening to the Lil Yachty song where he talks about Addison Gray.

  • More common are the "yachties" who drop anchor in the island's bluewater lagoon and come ashore to buy bread, frozen chicken, and canned goods.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The local marina is bustling with yachties preparing their boats for the regatta.

  • As a dedicated yachty, she spends every weekend exploring new coastal destinations.

Synonyms

boater
vsyachty
12 3.0

A person who goes out on a boat for fun

is narrower, naming people associated specifically with pleasure vessels in casual speech
yachtsman
vsyachty
3 7.0

A person who owns a yacht or sails one as a hobby

is an informal gender neutral label rather than a male specific term
yachter
vsyachty
7.9

A person who spends time on a yacht for fun

is a casual informal label rather than a neutral term
yachtsperson
vsyachty
8.0

A person who owns or sails a yacht

is a casual informal label rather than a neutral expression
yachtswoman
vsyachty
7.9

A woman who sails a yacht for sport or as a hobby

is an informal gender neutral label rather than a female specific term

How Involved

crew member
113 2.4
yachty
  • Informal
8.9
passenger
975 1.0

Surface Forms

yachty singular
yachties plural

Morphology

yachty = yachty (semi-transparent) = yacht + y

The word is built from 'yacht' plus adjectival '-y', but the noun sense as a label for a person is a somewhat indirect substantivization.

Etymology

Yachty comes from the word yacht, from Dutch jacht meaning 'hunt' or 'fast boat'. So a yachty is simply a person who owns, sails, or often spends time on a yacht and enjoys the marina or yacht lifestyle.