Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Wafter · Waft·er · IPA /ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/ 01 n. One who, or that which, wafts. 1. One who, or that which, wafts. “O Charon, Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane.” — Beau. & FL. 2. A boat for passage.