treader

Meaning

  1. One who treads.
  2. (slang) A bicycle.

Synonyms

Etymology

In summary

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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