noun
Meaning 1
One who travels with a skidding motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
skidder
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UK: /ˈskɪdə(ɹ)/
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General-American: /ˈskɪdɚ/
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General-American: [ˈskɪɾɚ]
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rhymes with -ɪdə(ɹ)
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homophone: skitter (in some dialects)
noun
Meaning 2
One who moves something by the use of a skid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tractor
noun
Meaning 6
a worker who uses a skid to move logs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: worker
noun
Meaning 7
a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slider, slipper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: snowboarder
History
Etymology
From skid + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: juontotraktori — a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest
- French: débusqueur — a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest
- French: skidder — a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest
- Russian: трелёвочный тра́ктор (treljóvočnyj tráktor) — a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest
- Russian: ски́ддер (skíddɛr) — a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest