skidder

noun — 4 senses

skidder

noun

UK /ˈskɪdə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈskɪdɚ/

Etymology From skid + -er.

1

One who travels with a skidding motion.

2

One who moves something by the use of a skid.

3

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest.

4

The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.

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