Standard Lemma guide

tedder

name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hay tedder

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Pronunciation spelling of tether.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Two main origins: * From the Middle English personal name Thedere, Teddere, which is either from Old English Þēodhere, from þēod (“nation”) + here (“army”), or from the Norman personal name Theudher, which shares the same etymology. * Occupational surname from Middle English teddere (“one who teds”), from the verb tedden (“to ted, to spread hay for drying”).

From Middle English teddere; equivalent to ted + -er.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 翻草機 /翻草机 — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Czech: obraceč — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Czech: obracečka — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Danish: høvender — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Finnish: pöyhin — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • German: Heuwender — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Italian: spandifieno — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Polish: przetrząsacz — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Russian: сеновороши́лка (senovorošílka) — machine for stirring and spreading hay
  • Swedish: hövändare — machine for stirring and spreading hay