- paddler
- Ⅰ.paddle [1] ► NOUN 1) a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel a small boat through the water. 2) a paddle-shaped implement for stirring or mixing. 3) a short-handled bat such as that used in table tennis. 4) each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel. 5) the fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.► VERB 1) propel (a boat) with a paddle or paddles. 2) (of a bird or other animal) swim with short fast strokes.DERIVATIVES paddler noun.ORIGIN of unknown origin.Ⅱ.paddle [2] ► VERB ▪ walk with bare feet in shallow water.► NOUN ▪ a spell of paddling.DERIVATIVES paddler noun.ORIGIN of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln 'tramp about' .
English terms dictionary. 2015.