plural boarders
1
: one that boards
especially
: one that is provided with regular meals or regular meals and lodging
Mrs. Eads was able to rent the upstairs of a house that faced the river. It was evidently large enough for her to take in boarders and so bring in some income. —
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski 2
a
: a person who rides a snowboard : snowboarder
More and more adult boarders are appearing on the slopes of Western ski resorts …—Ben Davidson
Ben Davidson
b
: a person who rides a skateboard : skateboarder
Skateboarding is the fastest-growing extreme sport in the United States, with more than 3 million new boarders taking up sport in 2003.—Michael Lisi
Michael Lisi
Examples of boarder in a Sentence
She decided to take in boarders.
Half of the students are boarders.
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Veterans Park, also along the lakefront, is a destination for kite flyers, kayakers and standup paddle boarders.
—Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The other characters — longer-term boarders, temporary guests and regular visitors — flesh out the portrait of an America in deep financial distress.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
The other characters — longer-term boarders, temporary guests and regular visitors — flesh out the portrait of an America in deep financial distress.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarder. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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boarder
noun
board·er
ˈbōrd-ər 
ˈbȯrd-
1
: one who pays for meals and sometimes lodging at another's house
2
: a person who rides a snowboard
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