Definition

A person who participates in the sport of wakeboarding, which involves riding a board while being towed behind a boat.

Example

The wakeboarder performed impressive tricks on the water during the competition.

Conversation

I saw a really impressive wakeboarder at the lake yesterday.

Oh really? What tricks were they doing?

They were jumping over ramps and doing flips!

That sounds amazing! I wish I could wakeboard like that.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Wakeboarder → It is formed from "wake" (from Old English *waca*, meaning to be awake or to arise) and "board" (from Old English *bord*, meaning a flat piece of wood or plank) combined with the suffix "-er" (meaning a person who). A wakeboarder is a person who rides a board on the surface of the water, typically being towed by a boat, using the wake created by the boat.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who is 'awake' ('wake') and riding on a 'board' — that's how you remember that a wakeboarder is a person who rides a board on water.

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