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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Read Next National 19-year-old boogie boarder vanishes in dark off Oregon.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
With 39 trails, skiers and boarders have the perfect opportunity to explore a variety of terrain and make the most of their day on the slopes.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: About 75 miles of the trail are actually in Tennessee, but the trail runs along the Tennessee/North Carolina boarder for another 220 miles, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Only 16 guests at Brush Creek can play on the ranch’s private Green Mountain ski hill at a time, offering skiers and boarders plenty of space to explore the depths of Wyoming's iconic snowfall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
With 39 trails, skiers and boarders have the perfect opportunity to explore a variety of terrain and make the most of their day on the slopes.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: About 75 miles of the trail are actually in Tennessee, but the trail runs along the Tennessee/North Carolina boarder for another 220 miles, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Only 16 guests at Brush Creek can play on the ranch’s private Green Mountain ski hill at a time, offering skiers and boarders plenty of space to explore the depths of Wyoming's iconic snowfall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Boarder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boarder. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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