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Noun: slider  slI-du(r)
  1. A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
    - skidder, slipper
     
  2. Someone who races the luge
    - luger
     
  3. Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
    - yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta
     
  4. A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown

Derived forms: sliders

Type of: bullet, fastball, heater, hummer, individual, mortal, person, sledder, smoke, somebody, someone, soul, turtle

Part of: genus Pseudemys, Pseudemys

Encyclopedia: Slider