slider
[slahy-der]
- a person or thing that slides.
- Baseball. a fast pitch that curves slightly and sharply in front of a batter, away from the side from which it was thrown.
- any of several freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemys, of North America, having a smooth shell usually olive brown with various markings above and yellow below: some, especially C. scripta, are raised commercially and the young sold as pets, rarely surviving to adulthood.
- a small burger on a bun: beef and lamb sliders.
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Origin of slider
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Contemporary Examples
Use the slider to see how the London Borough of Newham has changed following the construction of the Olympic Park.
While White Castle created the slider back in 1921, this mini, flat burger has become ubiquitous in more recent times.
A slider's performance, we wrote in March, is a "poisonous influence."
Historical Examples
The other end of the slider was twisted into a loop for hooking to the gunner's lanyard.
Artillery Through the AgesAlbert Manucy
Lying in the composition was the roughened end of a wire "slider."
Artillery Through the AgesAlbert Manucy
Thus it was that Janet had no fear of Slider, the pet alligator.
The Curlytops and Their PetsHoward R. Garis
About the only quiet ones were the white rats and mice, and Slider, the alligator.
The Curlytops and Their PetsHoward R. Garis
What Phil meant to do, with Slider's help, was drag the lake in this vicinity.
The Auto Boys' MysteryJames A. Braden
Word Origin and History for slider
n.
1520s, "skater," agent noun from slide (v.). As a type of terrapin, from 1877; as a type of baseball pitch, 1936.
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