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Straddled vs Straddler - What's the difference?

straddled | straddler |

As a verb straddled

is past tense of straddle.

As a noun straddler is

someone who straddles.

straddled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (straddle)

  • straddle

    English

    Verb

  • To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.
  • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled , and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place}}
  • * 1853 , Nathaniel Hawthorne,
  • As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
  • * 1978 , Jimmy Carter,
  • The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.
  • To form a disorderly sprawl.
  • (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range.
  • (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
  • To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  • Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia straddle)
  • a posture in which one straddles something
  • (finance) an investment strategy involving trade in derivatives
  • (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
  • straddler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who straddles.