liveaboard

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) Of a boat: designed or modified to allow people to live on board.
 * 2) Of a person: living on board a boat.

Noun

 * 1)  A person who lives on a boat.
 * 2) * 2008, Zoe Simpson, A Matter of Degree, Fossil-Imprints, UK, |%22liveaboards%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u86jT4-zB6jUmAW26N2wCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22liveaboard%22|%22liveaboards%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 132,
 * ‘None of the boats around you have liveaboards, do they?’ put in Mum.
 * 1)  A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.
 * 1) * 2008, Zoe Simpson, A Matter of Degree, Fossil-Imprints, UK, |%22liveaboards%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u86jT4-zB6jUmAW26N2wCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22liveaboard%22|%22liveaboards%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 132,
 * ‘None of the boats around you have liveaboards, do they?’ put in Mum.
 * 1)  A boat designed or modified to allow people to live on board, compared to similar boats which do not have this feature.

Usage notes

 * The term is not normally used for houseboats, as it is assumed that they are already designed for this use.