musher

noun

mush·er ˈmə-shər

plural mushers

: 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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The event has been celebrated annually with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which enthralls visitors and locals who gather along its 1,000-mile course to watch top mushers and their dogs compete. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024 George was part of the team led by musher Hunter Keefe and collapsed at about 10 a.m., and Bog was part of musher Issac Teaford’s team. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024 Last month two mushers were disqualified, though one was reinstated, for issues related to conduct. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024 Bog’s death marked the first such fatality in five years during the race, after 5-year-old female Oshi on musher Richie Beattie’s team died of pneumonia after the race in 2019. —

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