a person who prepares and operates a rig for drilling oil wells.

What is a Spudder?

1a : one that sets up and operates a well-drilling machine. b : a light duty drilling rig used primarily to start a new well. 2a : peeler sense 1b. b : a tool that removes bark from timber : barker, bark spud.

What sputtered mean?

1 : to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds. 2 : to utter hastily or explosively in confusion or excitement "that's ridiculous!" she sputtered. 3 : to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high energy particles also : to deposit (a metallic film) by such a process.