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rid⋅er

[rahy-der]

–noun

1.	a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.

2.	something that rides.

3.	an additional clause, usually unrelated to the main body, attached to a legislative bill in passing it.

4.	an addition or amendment to a document, testament, etc.

5.	any object or device that straddles, is mounted upon, or is attached to something else.

6.	a rail or stake used to brace the corners in a snake fence.

7.	Shipbuilding. any of various members following and reinforcing primary framing members, esp. a plate or timber running along the top of a keel.

Numismatics.

a.	a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1475, whose obverse bears an equestrian figure of the king.

b.	any of several gold or silver coins of the Netherlands bearing the figure of a horseman.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME ridere, OE. See ride, -er ¹

Related forms:

rid⋅er⋅less, adjective

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rid·er (rī'dər)

One that rides, especially one who rides horses.
A clause, usually having little relevance to the main issue, that is added to a legislative bill.
An amendment or addition to a document or record. Also called allonge.
Something, such as the top rail of a fence, that rests on or is supported by something else.

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Rider

Rid"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, rides.

2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.]

3. One who breaks or manages a horse. --Shak.

4. An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed.

After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider. --Macaulay.

This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. --A. S. Hardy.

5. (Math.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.

6. [D. rijder.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.

His moldy money ! half a dozen riders. --J. Fletcher.

7. (Mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.

8. (Shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame. --Totten.

9. (Naut.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.

10. A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard.

11. A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Drummond.

Rider's bone (Med.), a bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in riding.

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Language Translation for : rider

Spanish: surcar, arrugar,

German: furchen,

Japanese: しわが寄る

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rider

A provision, usually controversial and unlikely to pass on its own merits, that is attached to a popular bill in the hopes that it will “ride” to passage on the back of the popular bill.

rider

"one who rides," O.E. ridere, from ride (q.v.). Meaning "clause tacked on to a document after first draft" is from 1669.

Rider

A provision in an insurance policy allowing for amendments to its terms and/or coverage.

Investopedia Commentary

Riders are not necessarily found in all polices and because all riders provide some kind of benefit to the policy owner, an extra premium may be charged for them. An example of a rider being used is when a policy owner seeks temporary coverage during a public event.

Main Entry: rid·er
Function: noun
1 : an addition to a document (as an insurance policy) often attached on a separate piece of paper
2 : a clause or provision appended to a legislative bill to obtain a usually distinct object

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