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sledder

/ˈslɛdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sled-der
IPA
/ˈslɛdə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who rides a sled.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English -er English sledder From sled + -er.

Inflected Forms

sledders (plural)

Derived Forms

dogsledder

Questions

How do you pronounce sledder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɛdə/.
What does sledder mean?
A person who rides a sled.
Where does sledder come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English -er English sledder From sled + -er.

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