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Noun: skidder
  1. A tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
    "The skidder pulled the felled trees out of the forest"
     
  2. A worker who uses a skid to move logs
    "The skidder carefully manoeuvred the heavy logs down the hillside"
     
  3. A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
    "The icy pavement was treacherous, turning many pedestrians into unwilling skidders";
    - slider, slipper

Derived forms: skidders

Type of: actor, doer, tractor, worker

Encyclopedia: Skidder