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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Slider

/slīd'-ẽr/ · Slid·er · IPA /ˈslaɪdɚ/
01 a. See Slidder.
  1. 1.
    See Slidder.[Obs.] See: Slidder
02 n. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.
  2. 2.
    The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).(Zool.) [Local, U. S. ]
  3. 3.
    any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as Chrysemis scripta are sold commercially as pets.(Zool.)
  4. 4.
    a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i. e. , away from the side from which it was thrown).(Baseball)
Phrases & compounds
Slider pump — a form of rotary pump.