treader
treader · treaders
One who treadsOne who treads.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who treads.
(Oxford, UK, slang)A bicycle.
Origin
From Middle English tredere, equivalent to tread + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch treder (From Middle English tredere, equivalent to tread + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch treder (“treader”), Middle Low German trēdære, trēder (“treader, bellows kicker”), Middle High German tretære, treter (“treader”) (whence German Treter (“old shoe, footballer”)).
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Forms
plural: treadersWord family
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