modder

modder

See also: Modder

English

Etymology

mod +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

Noun

modder (plural modders)

1. (informal) One who modifies a mass-manufactured object or software.
   • 2021 August 11, Chris Howe, “Inspire the march of the 'Mods'”, in RAIL, number 937, page 62:

     Content creators (or 'modders') are individuals who create additional content for computer games. [...] The creation of 3D models requires a lot of skill, with modders needing to have knowledge of 3D design software and coding so that the models can function within the game itself.

References

• “modder”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• dormed

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• moeder (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch modder (“filth”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *muþraz.[2] Cognate to German Low German modder (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔdər
• IPA^(key): /mɔdər/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

modder m (uncountable)

1. mud

   Synonym: slijk

Derived terms

• modderbad
• modderpad
• modderstroom

Descendants

• Negerhollands: moder

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “mother”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*muþraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 278

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Middle English

Noun

modder

1. Alternative form of moder