skidder
1
9.5
A person who moves cut logs to a loading area
- noun
- /ˈskɪdər/
- Archaic
:
leñador
- The skidder efficiently moved the fallen logs to the collection point in the forest.
Examples
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He's by the skidder.
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The skidders had cut the log yard up into ruts so badly that Zipper couldn't get his bike in there.
Fiction book (1995) -
A skilled skidder navigates through the dense woods to transport timber to the loading dock.
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The crew relied on the skidder to haul the heavy logs from the cutting area to their truck.
Synonyms
3.7
A person who cuts down trees in forests and moves the wood
focuses on moving felled logs to a collection point using a skid
Compounds
slip tongue log skidder
- Archaic
9.9
An old logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between its wheels
slip-tongue log skidder
- Archaic
9.9
A historical logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between wheels to move it
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skidder comes from skid ('to slide' or the wooden 'skid' used to move logs) and -der ('one who'). So a skidder is a person who moves or drags logs so they 'skid' down to a collection point.