drider

English

Etymology

Blend of drow +‎ spider.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪdɚ/, /ˈdɹaɪdə(ɹ)/

Noun

drider (plural driders)

  1. (fantasy) A monstrous hybrid of a drow or other dark elf and a spider, with a humanoid (vertical) upper body and an arachnid opisthosoma forming the (horizontal) lower part.
    • 2001 April 12, RT Maitreya, “Dark Elf Giant Spider”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer‎ (Usenet):
    • 2001 August 29, Bradmeister, “A server with no ANON”, in alt.games.everquest‎ (Usenet):
    • 2002 July 23, swlucky, “[OW!] Never trust a youma”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon‎ (Usenet):
    • 2004, Roby Ward, Heroes of Watussin, Llumina Press， page 206.
      The drider had however moved close as he beseeched the entity behind the door, so found himself needing to bend his black elvish upper torso back towards the ceiling in order to avoid being slammed by the sudden rush of the massive slab.
    • 2004 October 23, Karl-Hugo Weesberg, “A gay drider raped me ! ! ! !”, in can.uucp‎ (Usenet):
    • 2010, Matthew Lehmann, Wulf's Gate, Xlibris, page 26. Bolded "a" is original.
      “Shh, No[sic] not a drider. Drider. He is one of the cruelest elves I know, and one of the fastest. […] ”
    • 2012, Matthew Mackenzie, The History of Valin Sol: The Decay Years, WestBow Press, page 2:
      “They were killed by Drider venom that was injected into the back of their necks. […] ”

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