yarder noun2 •[in compounds] Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension.His 25-yarder was sandwiched by classy finishes from Hull’s debutants Abel Hernández and Mohamed Diamé before a howler from the goalkeeper Allan McGregor resulted in a Curtis Davies own goal. — 2014 •A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches. formsyarders