Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which paddles or uses a paddle; hence, one who acts in a purposeless way, as a child paddles in the water.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, paddles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who paddles; especially, a person who propels a canoe or kayak by the action of paddling.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone paddling a canoe

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Examples

  • The sea at low tide recedes almost beyond the reach of the ordinary paddler, which is as it should be except for those that would swim.

    Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas

  • Sam perceived that the paddler was the aged hunchback who had once visited the camp at Nine-Mile Point across the lake.

    The Huntress Hulbert Footner 1911

  • Luckily the night was as dark as ever, and all we saw of the paddler was a white shirt fluttering as it passed.

    Mr. Justice Raffles 1893

  • "This one has attracted a different kind of paddler," Long said.

    DailyHerald.com > News 2008

  • Eric Jackson the owner of the Jackson kayak can convert a cynic to believer in kayaking by just parting one lesson to the paddler.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 59 2009

  • It was just my ego telling me I was the better paddler and it was my canoe.

    Heaven’s Fury Stephen Frey 2010

  • The interval between each wave was barely long enough: a fast paddler could just get across between the avalanches of whitewater.

    Kook Peter Heller 2010

  • "Before paddling, it was just breast cancer and being alone," said paddler Karen Lynch.

    Joe Robinson: The Taboo Cure for Our National Gloom: Live a Little! Joe Robinson 2010

  • Chuck Patterson, a professional "stand-up paddler" for Hobie stuck a camera to a pole and shot some incredible video earlier this week.

    San Onofre Great White Shark Sighting 2010

  • Chuck Patterson, a professional "stand-up paddler" for ...

    San Onofre Great White Shark Sighting 2010

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