sledder

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/ˈslɛdə/

noun

A person who rides a sled.

OriginEnglish sled ← Middle English sledde ← Middle Low German slede →
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Meanings

nounsledder (plural sledders)

plural sledders

  1. A person who rides a sled.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃sleydʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃sléydʰeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*slīdaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*slidô
  5. Old Dutch*slido
  6. Middle Dutchsledde
  7. Proto-Germanic*slidô
  8. Old Saxonslido
  9. Middle Low Germanslede
  10. Middle Englishsledde
  11. Englishsled
  12. Englishsledder

From sled + -er.

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Translations

German Rodler, Rodlerin
  • Rodlerperson who rides a sled
  • Rodlerinperson who rides a sled
Polish saneczkarz, saneczkarka
  • saneczkarzperson who rides a sled
  • saneczkarkaperson who rides a sled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sledder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sledder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sledder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sledder.

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