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mudder

mudder

2 7.4
A person who runs and crawls through a muddy obstacle race
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌdər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : participante de carrera de barro
  • He proudly displayed his medal after finishing his first mudder race this weekend.
  • Tough Mudder

Yeah, I think actually Amelia Boone, who she's a Tough Mudder champion.

Examples

  • I have the Tough Mudder Tahoe in 26 days, so this will also assist with my other cross-training efforts, and like you said, his plans are great, especially for busy working mamas of two!

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  • I just completed the Tough Mudder, and I must say it was a great time.

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  • I started becoming interested in adventure races when I discovered Tough Mudder a few years ago.

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  • Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile obstacle course that you complete individually or as a team.

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  • Just as we helped everybody that needed it on the Mudder course, you should (while setting boundaries with your time and energy) cooperate and help others as much as possible.

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  • I still remember the first night I met Amity; she came to Railroad to support Jen and a few friends who were gearing up for a tough mudder a few months back.

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  • After training for months, she finally became a dedicated mudder and completed the challenging course.

  • During the event, each mudder had to work together to overcome tough obstacles in the mud.

Surface Forms

mudder singular
mudders plural

Morphology

mudder = mud (transparent) = mud + er

The word is directly built from 'mud' plus the agentive suffix '-er', so the overall meaning is readily recoverable.

Etymology

Mudder comes from mud plus -er, like in runner, so it means 'one who is in the mud'. A helpful way to remember the modern use is the popular mud races called 'Tough Mudder'—a mudder is someone who joins those muddy obstacle races and gets through the mud.