hodder

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noun

A coal miner who hauls hods from the workface

OriginOld English hod ← Proto-Germanic *hōdaz ← Brythonic →
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Meanings

hodder1

nounhodder (plural hodders)

plural hodders

  1. obsoletebusinessA coal miner who hauls hods from the workface

Hodder2

proper nounHodder (countable and uncountable, plural Hodders)

plural Hodders

  1. countableuncountableAn English surname originating as an occupation, for the trade name hodder
  2. countableuncountableA river in Lancashire, England, tributary to the Ribble.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hoodmaker

Origin

hodder · noun

From hod + -er.

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Hodder · proper noun

  1. Proto-Brythonic*duβr
  2. Brythonic
  3. Proto-Germanic*hōdaz
  4. Old Englishhod“hood”
  5. EnglishHodder

(surname): From Middle English occupational name for a maker of hoods, from Old English hod (“hood”), from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. :(river): From Brythonic, said to mean "pleasant water," with the second element from Proto-Brythonic *duβr. The first element is uncertain, but compare Welsh hawdd (“easy, prosperous, pleasant”).

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hodder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hodder

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