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  tedder

  noun

  a person who teds.
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  Tedder

  noun

  Arthur William, 1st Baron, 1890–1967, British Royal Air Force marshal and educator, born in Scotland.

tedder

¹ American  

[ted-er] / ˈtɛd ər /

noun

1. a person who teds.

2. an implement that turns and loosens hay after mowing in order to hasten drying.

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Tedder ² American  

[ted-er] / ˈtɛd ər /

noun

1. Arthur William, 1st Baron, 1890–1967, British Royal Air Force marshal and educator, born in Scotland.

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tedder ¹ British  

/ ˈtɛdə /

noun

1. a machine equipped with a series of small rotating forks for tedding hay

2. a person who teds

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Tedder ² British  

/ ˈtɛdə /

noun

1. Arthur William, 1st Baron Tedder of Glenguin. 1890–1967, British marshal of the Royal Air Force; deputy commander under Eisenhower of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1944–45)

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Etymology

Origin of tedder

First recorded in 1400–50, tedder is from the late Middle English word teddere. See ted, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Colt took over payments on a mower and tedder from his dad and also took over payments on his grandfather's mower.

From Time Magazine Archive

At eleven o'clock the tedder was started, and in two hours the cut grass had been turned.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by John Williams Streeter

The way to take or give back the milk again, is to cut that tedder.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

And these new means were the hay tedder to stir it, the horse hay-rake, the great hay-forks to load, and the hay-stackers.

From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle

The tedder should be used freely in getting the hay ready to rake, as at that season of the year it dries slowly.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw

In fact, the list of producers pulls heavily from the West, ranging from Ryan Tedder and Diplo to Tame Impala and Mike Will Made-It.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

Contributors here include hitmaker Ryan Tedder, and with a different arrangement—one less focused on explosive bursts of strings, say—the song could be a radio hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

This time, she worked in close quarters with writer-producer Ryan Tedder, the One Republic frontman and A-list collaborator for Adele and Taylor Swift.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Tedder won 39% in the primary, while state Rep. JA Moore received 15%..

From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

It was the passe-partouts that brought me and Tedder together.

From The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero