tedder

¹

[ted-er]

noun

1. a person who teds.

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

Tedder

²

[ted-er]

noun

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

tedder

¹

/ ˈtɛdə /

noun

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

2. a person who teds

Tedder

²

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tedder¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Rory Darge crossed after the break and although substitute Lee-Marvin Mazibuko and Tristan Tedder hit back for the visitors, Glasgow closed it out for an important bonus-point win.

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The Parisians had belatedly arrived at the party and Tedder finished off a lovely passage of play to score their third try.

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Ms Tedder said since their 1987 single Witches was found by a DJ, "it's been a roller coaster that's continued since".

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"If you'd told me in my 70th year I would ever be signing a record here, I would have never have considered it. It's amazing," said Ms Tedder, who lives in Wootton, Bedfordshire.

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