— kayaker , n.
/kuy"ak/ , n.
1. an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
2. a small boat resembling this, made commercially of a variety of materials and used in sports.
v.i.
3. to go or travel by kayak.
v.t.
4. to travel on by kayak: to kayak the Colorado River.
Also, kaiak, kyak, kyack .
[ 1750-60; qayaq ]