treader

One who steps

A treader is one who treads—walks, steps, or tramples.

The word appears most often in compounds: a water treader stays afloat by moving the legs, a grape treader crushes fruit underfoot.

On its own, treader is rare and literary: treaders of the ancient path.

treadmill

cardio

Pulse-elevating exercise regimen

running · endurance · training · aerobics · exercise · belt · incline · pace · stride · steps

walker

pedestrian

One traveling afoot

strider · pilgrim · trekker · wayfarer · marcher · pacer · nomad · explorer · journeyer · promenader

stair

step

Foot movement forward

carpet · runner · nosing · footprint · landing · banister · climb · descent · creaking · groove

winemaking

grapes

Clustered vine fruit

harvest · vintage · stomping · press · fermentation · cellar · vineyard · must · barrel · winery

loom

weave

Interlace strands into fabric

warp · weft · heddle · fabric · harness · weaving · footwork · shedding · handloom · cloth

Categories
Opposites
mode of locomotion

treaderrider

One who mounts transport

driver · passenger · cyclist · sailor · equestrian

contact with ground

treaderflyer

Printed advertisement sheet

floater · hoverer · glider · flier · swimmer

Phrases
Family

tread, treading, treadmill, treads, retread, treadle, treaded, treadling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G