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musher

[ muhsh-er ]

noun

, Alaska and Northern Canada.
  1. a person who competes in cross-country races with dog team and sled.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of musher1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mush 2 + -er 1

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Example Sentences

But one musher this year was a seemingly improbable contender: Newton Marshall hails from St. Anne, Jamaica.

The dog-musher, still on his knees and stooped over White Fang, calculated for a moment.

The dog-musher put the rifle down solemnly, then turned and looked at his employer.

It was soon said of this master missionary that he was the best musher in Alaska, Mush!

Water-proof footwear, therefore, becomes one of the "musher's" great concerns and difficulties.

It is in such weather particularly that the thermos flasks prove such a boon to the musher.

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