DCHP-3

tracker

Esp. North
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

a person who tracks (def. 1).

See: track(def. 1)

Quotations

1908
The non-arrival of our trackers was serious, as we had two scows and a York boat, with a party all told of fifty souls, and only thirteen available trackers to start with.
1954
A lone tracker must attach his line with great care as to the angle of tension when pulling, for that is his method of steering.
2n.

a man on snowshoes who runs ahead of a dog team making a passable track in new or deep snow.

Quotations

1921
Two trackers on large snowshoes had already gone ahead to break the trail.