slider

1. 1.

   a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

   Synonymsskidderslipper

   Broaderperson

   Narrowersnowboarder
2. 2.

   someone who races the luge

   Synonymsluger

   Broadersledder
3. 3.

   freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

   Synonymsyellow-bellied terrapinPseudemys scripta

   Broaderturtle

   Part ofPseudemys
4. 4.

   a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown

   Broaderfastball

Other forms of slider

plural

sliders·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slider

What does slider mean?

slider means "a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slider?

slider has 2 syllables: sli-der. The stress falls on "sli". In IPA it is /ˈslaɪdɚ/.

What is another word for slider?

Close synonyms include skidder, slipper, luger, yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slider a common word?

slider is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.