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rider

[ 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, especially a plate or timber running along the top of a keel.
  8. Numismatics.
    1. a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1475, whose obverse bears an equestrian figure of the king.
    2. any of several gold or silver coins of the Netherlands bearing the figure of a horseman.


rider

/ ˈraɪdə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that rides, esp a person who rides a horse, a bicycle, or a motorcycle
  2. an additional clause, amendment, or stipulation added to a legal or other document, esp (in Britain) a legislative bill at its third reading
  3. a statement made by a jury in addition to its verdict, such as a recommendation for mercy
  4. any of various objects or devices resting on, surmounting, or strengthening something else
  5. a small weight that can be slid along one arm of a chemical balance to make fine adjustments during weighing
  6. geology a thin seam, esp of coal or mineral ore, overlying a thicker seam


rider

  1. 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.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈriderless, adjective

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Other Words From

  • rider·less adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rider1

before 1100; Middle English ridere, Old English. See ride, -er 1

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Example Sentences

Starting Thursday, Revel said anyone can open the Revel app and report bad behavior of riders in the city.

Advocates have for years raised concerns about how that enforcement has affected low-income riders, particularly those of color, who disproportionately rely on the transit system.

For the first two days of the race, riders will bike through Watopia, a virtual world created by Zwift.

When the MTS board agreed in 2017 to boost the number of code compliance officers who can write tickets, it did so without asking a single question in public about what that increased enforcement could mean for riders.

There were no public questions about what that increased enforcement could mean for riders.

In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.

He took the techniques of H. Rider Haggard and Jules Verne and brought them into the 20th century.

You mentioned first falling in love with him when you saw Easy Rider.

You are the undisputed greatest American bike rider ever, and among the greatest cyclists of all time.

In 1985, you emerged as the stronger rider, but were held back to let Hinault win.

Fortunately, the last crash had been passed without dislocating the parts of either sledge or rider.

When a man's in clink, his nag gets nothing but mild exercise till his rightful rider gets out.

A horse unused to it will sometimes stand shivering instead of taking his rider out of danger.

A rider or driver employed by a contractor for carrying the mails is an assistant in the business of the government.

Then he heard the sudden jingle of a bit, and presently a horse and rider climbed into view against the pure sky.

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