noun
rafter
A person who travels on a raft.
The rafter grips her paddle as the current grows stronger.
Etymology
The agent ending identifies someone who uses or travels by raft. This rafter is separate from the word for a roof beam.
More examples
- Every rafter must wear a life jacket.
- The guide teaches new rafters how to paddle through rapids.
- We wave to the rafters floating past our campsite.
Forms
rafter · rafters
rafting noun — Traveling on water aboard a raft.
Similar words
- boater
- Travels in a boat, not specifically on a raft.
- paddler
- Uses a paddle, whether aboard a raft, canoe, or kayak.