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trotter

trotter

1 7.7
A horse trained to pull a small cart in races while moving at a steady pace
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɒtər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : trotador
  • Johnson finished third because Windsong got spooked by the stock car and jumped the gun, and because Johnson made the mistake of looking over at the trotter just as they were getting to the finish line.
  • globe-trotter

Examples

  • I breed trotters and pacers.

    Irma la Douce (1963)

  • The horse was a Missouri Fox Trotter, a handsome, deep-chested gray, who held himself every bit as proudly as his owner.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The card had been signed, "For my little globe-trotter."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "I heard about a guy who uses retired trotters for his Central Park carriage rides."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • My friend Gus and I leaned on the rail of the county fair harness track, watching the trotters work out.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Rain blew sideways across the muddy track as Johnson prepared to line up against a stock car, a trotter, and a thoroughbred named Windsong.

    Blog text (27)

  • The harness racing fans gathered to watch the speedy trotters compete on the track.

  • At the fair, we admired the beautiful trotters parading around in their horse-drawn carts.

  • He trained his trotters daily to ensure they were ready for the upcoming racing season.

Synonyms

trotting horse
vstrotter
4.4

A horse trained to pull a small cart in races while moving with a steady fast step

has identical meaning but uses a different phrasing

Compounds

term-trotter
9.9

A person who often travels for work or study

How Fast

racehorse
35 2.2
trotter
  • Jargon
1 7.7
riding horse
1 2.3
packhorse
2 6.8

Surface Forms

trotter singular
trotters plural

Morphology

trotter = trot (transparent) = trot + er

This is a straightforward agent/result noun built from 'trot' + '-er', referring to an animal that trots or is trained to trot.

Etymology

The word trotter for a racing horse comes from the verb trot, meaning 'to move with quick steps', so a trotter is a horse trained to keep that steady 'trot' in harness races.