musher
[ muhsh-er ]
nounAlaska and Northern Canada.
a person who competes in cross-country races with dog team and sled.
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How to use musher in a sentence
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.
White Fang | Jack LondonThe dog-musher put the rifle down solemnly, then turned and looked at his employer.
White Fang | Jack LondonIt was soon said of this master missionary that he was the best musher in Alaska, Mush!
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. ParkmanWater-proof footwear, therefore, becomes one of the "musher's" great concerns and difficulties.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled | Hudson Stuck
It is in such weather particularly that the thermos flasks prove such a boon to the musher.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled | Hudson Stuck
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