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    tedder
    noun
    a person who teds.
  • Tedder
    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.


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.


tedder 1 British  
/ ˈtɛdə /

noun

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

  2. a person who teds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tedder

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


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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

Stir with the tedder as soon as the clover has wilted somewhat.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw

When thus cured it is stirred with the tedder often enough to aid in curing the hay quickly.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Thomas Shaw

Or, if the hay is slow in drying, as it was not this year, the kicking tedder goes over it, spreading it widely.

From Great Possessions by David Grayson

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

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

There were about seven months where Ryan Tedder was trying to convince me it was the first single and I was like, "Absolutely not!"

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023

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

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

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