wader Links Share URL Lookup “wader” at: Wikipedia Wiktionary Wordnik Dictionary.com Google noun any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food Synonyms wading bird Less specific aquatic bird More specific stork, shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex, ibis, spoonbill, flamingo, heron, crane, courlan, Aramus guarauna, limpkin, Aramus pictus, crested cariama, seriema (more) , Cariama cristata, chunga, seriema, Chunga burmeisteri, rail, bustard, button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode, ortygan, plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, trumpeter, shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird