slider

noun

slid·​er ˈslī-dər 

1

: one that slides

2

: a freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta synonym Pseudemys scripta) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.

especially : one (T. scripta elegans) usually having a red stripe behind each eye and often sold as a pet

3

: a fast baseball pitch that breaks slightly in the same direction as a curve

4

: a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bun

especially : a small hamburger

Examples of slider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Royals struggled to pick up his sweeper and slider combination. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025

Lowe boasts a mid-90s fastball, a slider and a change-up. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025

Instead of using all eight pitches, Megill has been using about five, primarily working off of his four-seam fastball, slider and sinker. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025

Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball. —Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slider

• cider
• cyder
• eider
• glider
• hider
• rider
• schneider
• snider
• spider
• stridor
• wider
• collider

Kids Definition

slider

noun

slid·​er ˈslīd-ər 

1

: one that slides

2

: a baseball pitch thrown like a fastball but breaking similarly to a curve

3

: a small meat sandwich typically served on a bun

especially : a small hamburger