sledder

1 2.8

A person who rides down a snowy hill for fun

noun
/ˈslɛdər/

: trineista

Barefoot children, hard-working people, and thin, physically fit bodies, brave home sledders with big hearts and dreams.
many sledders

Examples

I was gonna save this for the Olympics, but I figure if we're going to convince these judges that we are world-class sledders, then we had better look like world-class sledders.

Cool Runnings (1993)
Mr Coolidge, I have been looking at sledders since I was 12 years old.

Cool Runnings (1993)
I was gonna save this for the Olympics, but I figure if we're going to convince these judges that we are world-class sledders, then we had better look like world-class sledders.

Cool Runnings (1993)
On weekends, many sledders flock to the snowy hills to enjoy the thrill of racing down.
Local families often gather at the park, where sledders of all ages enjoy the winter snow.
After the snowfall, enthusiastic sledders lined up to take turns going down the hill.

How Skilled

racer

64 1.9

sledder

1 2.8

beginner

81 1.0

Surface Forms

sledder singular

sledders plural

Morphology

sledder = sled (transparent) = sled + er

The word transparently means 'a person who uses a sled,' formed with the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Sledder comes from the common word sled and the ending -er, which means 'one who'. Think of someone sliding down a snowy hill on a sled; a sledder is simply a person who rides a sled for fun or sport.