mush·er
| \ ˈmə-shər
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plural mushers
Definition of musher
: one who drives a dogsled over snow
The Iditarod race started in 1925 after 20 mushers transported medicine to Nome, Alaska.— Libby Stanford
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“Musher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musher. Accessed 15 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of musher was in 1899
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