wafter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/

Definition of wafter

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)Armed convoy or escort ship
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noun

  1. (obsolete)Armed convoy or escort ship
  2. (obsolete)An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.
  3. One who, or that which, wafts.
    “Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane.”
  4. A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

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Etymology

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

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