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mudder en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From mud + -er.

Meanings

  1. A racehorse that performs well on muddy or wet tracks.
  2. A person who handles, works with, digs or is otherwise involved in mud.

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Synonyms

mudlark

mudder en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From MUD + -er.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) A participant in a multi-user dungeon.
    • For mudders like myself (an AI researcher), ’bots and their associated likely behavior patterns are old hat. 1993, Leonard N. Foner, “What's an Agent, Anyway? A Sociological Case Study”, in MIT Media Lab, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022:
    • You will not find any stock. You will not find any easy mobs. You will not find any +100 dam 'big swords of I win'. You will not find twink mudders. You will not hear about how Jim the Kewl dOOd scored last night at his sister's birthday party. You will not find bots. 1997, Gov't Cheeze, “[AD/REQUEST] Builders and Players (twinks need not apply)”, in rec.games.mud.admin (Usenet):

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mudder en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of mother.
    alt of mother
    • What about me? I wanna be in your myorsical! I can be the orphan! Oh, where is my mudder-dee-doo? 2006 August 14, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “No Hands On Deck!”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Coach Z (Matthew Chapman):

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