SKIDDER

skidder

(noun) a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain

skidder

(noun) a worker who uses a skid to move logs

skidder, slider, slipper

(noun) a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

skidder (plural skidders)

One who travels with a skidding motion.

One who moves something by the use of a skid.

(engineering) a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest.

The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.

Anagrams

• kidders

Source: Wiktionary


Skid"der, n. One that skids; one that uses a skid; specif.: (Logging) (a) One that skids logs. (b) An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs. (c) The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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