wader Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
    wading bird.

WordNet

Wad"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, wades.
  2. (Zoöl.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves.

Webster 1913