Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that performs well in muddy conditions, as a racehorse, athlete, or pickup truck.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A horse which runs best on a muddy track; a mud-runner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a racehorse that exhibits a better than usual performance when the racetrack is wet or muddy.
  • noun An athlete who performs better than his/her average under muddy conditions.

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  • noun Internet A participant in a multi-user dungeon.
  • noun Eye dialect spelling of mother.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack

Etymologies

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MUD +‎ -er

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Examples

  • But we’re back in mudder territory when it comes to “Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Roach, formerly a cheerleader for globalization,” who has indeed grown more pessimistic, but concludes one especially pessimistic rumination, referenced by Roberts, as follows:

    From the Mixed Up Files of Mr. Paul Craig Roberts 2006

  • BTW- my "mudder" says the reason I got so much attention was not a result of my comity, but rather that I was a "rotten,rotten" little kid who she needed to strap down lest I reek havoc.

    This Explains a Lot, Actually 2005

  • COLLINS: Still to come, the sports terms "mudder" is usually reserved for horse racing.

    CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2004 2004

  • Most are probably towed by the jacked up, diesel powered, big mudder tired, 3/4 tons with brush guards sporting the little sack hanging off the trailer hitch.

    The Most Popular Boat Names For 2008 2009

  • Der liddle brudders an 'sisters go to school, vear good clothes, haf better pread an' meat; der mudder lif fat, dere iss joy in der eye, an 'she iss proud of her good boy Joe.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • So imagine my pleasant surprise when I found a fellow mudder who could also pass as normal (believe me, most CANNOT).

    A Geek Girl Goes Speed Dating 2009

  • "We've got the best mudder in football in Sammy Baugh."

    The Redskins and rainy practices Dan Steinberg 2010

  • Most are probably towed by the jacked up, diesel powered, big mudder tired, 3/4 tons with brush guards sporting the little sack hanging off the trailer hitch.

    The Most Popular Boat Names For 2008 2009

  • He iss der liddle fader, he bring it home to der mudder.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • Nefer mind vat I say, but he buy der good house for der mudder.

    Chapter 2 2010

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