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wafter.

Armed convoy or escort ship

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/
  1. Armed convoy or escort ship

    obsolete
  2. An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/
  1. One who, or that which, wafts.

  2. A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

Where this word comes from

From waft + -er.

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