English Explanatory Dictionary

wafter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Armed convoy or escort ship
  2. An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.
noun
  1. One who, or that which, wafts.
  2. A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/

Word forms

wafter wafters

Etymology

Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”).

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