Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that skids.
  • noun One that makes use of a skid.
  • noun A heavy, four-wheel tractor used to haul logs, especially over rugged terrain.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A steam-engine, usually operating from a railroad-track, which skids logs by means of a cable.
  • noun The foreman of a crew which constructs skid-roads.
  • noun One who skids, or uses a skid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One that skids logs.
  • noun An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs.
  • noun The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Agent noun of skid; one who skids.
  • noun engineering a vehicle for pulling trees out of a forest

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
  • noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
  • noun a worker who uses a skid to move logs

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Examples

  • A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

  • A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

  • A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

  • A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

  • A skidder is a heavy vehicle used in logging operations for pulling cut trees out of the woods.

    The Daily Sentinel: News 2010

  • Meanwhile, the skidder starts lighting his own farts, or else has an accident with his flammable crotchal deodorant and pubic styling products:

    Living in a World of Fools: How Deep is your Ride BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Hazard also comes from the heavy equipment for bundling logs and moving them out of the woods on greasy skidder trails and along narrow dirt roads.

    Hard Work at a Cutting Edge 2009

  • A bad wet spell can make the roads and skidder trails impassable.

    Hard Work at a Cutting Edge 2009

  • I skied on through, just nosy-poking, but no grooming over the skidder ruts.

    Pending business jhetley 2009

  • Alter ego: None, but seven Batpods do exist: four flat-out racers, one that does the lowering trick, a tracking vehicle for close-ups, and the super-skidder from the movie's trailer.

    Super Hero Rides Get a Redesign: Go, Speed Racer! 2008

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  • A woods workhorse with gigantic rubber tires and a chain winch used to haul logs from woods to landing.

    December 5, 2007