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

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

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

"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.

From BBC

Zenana, made up of Anita Gabrielle Tedder, Penny Griffiths and Ruth Elder, formed in Milton Keynes in 1983 and disbanded in 1987.

From BBC