boaters

Flat-topped headwear

Boaters are people who operate or travel in boats, especially recreationally: The lake was crowded with boaters on the holiday weekend.

A boater is also a stiff straw hat with a flat crown and brim, associated with summer leisure and once common among men rowing or sailing: He wore a striped blazer and a boater.

hat

straw

Tube for sipping

brimProjecting edge or lip
ribbonSlender ornamental strip
bandGroup playing music together

Panama · skimmer · flat-top · millinery · summer · vintage · Henley · regatta · punting · barbershop

nautical

yacht

Large pleasure vessel

marinaRecreational vessel harbor
anchorSecures ships to seabed
deckShip's flat surface

helm · port · starboard · buoy · rigging · sails · rudder · bow · stern · cabin

watercraft

kayaker

One who paddles seated

canoeistOne who paddles watercraft
rowerPerson propelling with oars
paddlerOne who uses oars

yachtsman · sailor · punter · oarsman · sculler · angler · fisherman · water-skier · paddleboarder · canoer

Categories

millinerymilliner, milliners, hatmaker, hatmakers, hats
seafolkseafarers, seamen, sailors, mariners, yachters
athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers

Opposites

hat style formality

boatersbaseball caps

Visored casual headwear

trucker hats · beanies · snapbacks · dad hats · fitted caps

hat construction

boatersbeanies

Brimless knitted caps

knit caps · toques · watch caps

relationship to water

boaterslandlubbers

Non-seafaring people, derisively

land dwellers · hikers · mountain climbers · pedestrians · cyclists

Phrases

straw boaterFlat stiff summer hat
boater hatsStiff straw summer headgear

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G