slider

[ slahy-der ]
/ ˈslaɪ dər /

noun

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

First recorded in 1520–30; slide + -er1

Words nearby slider

slide show, slide trombone, slide valve, slide-action, slidell, slider, slideshow, slideway, sliding, sliding fit, sliding flap
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