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Definition of "musher" [musher]

  • One who travels by dogsled, especially in a race. (noun)

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Use "musher" in a sentence
  • "The word musher is derived from the French word 'Marche' yelled in French at the dogs in the eighteen hundreds, yet it's a Yukon Quest race symbol."
  • "From Unalakleet, the largest town on the Iditarod trail between Anchorage and Nome, mushers drive their teams along the coast to Nome, an area of trail where storms can quickly move in from the Bering Sea and make or break a musher's dream of being crowned champion."
  • "From Unalakleet, the largest town on the Iditarod trail between Anchorage and Nome, mushers drive their teams along the coast to Nome, an area of trail where storms can quickly move in from the Bering Sea and make or break a musher's dream of being an Iditarod champion."