The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wafter \Waft"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, wafts.
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            O Charon,
            Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane. --Beau. &
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   2. A boat for passage. --Ainsworth.
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