rider

[ rahy-der ]

/ ˈraɪ dər /

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noun

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

something that rides.

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

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

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

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

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

Numismatics.

a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1475, whose obverse bears an equestrian figure of the king.
any of several gold or silver coins of the Netherlands bearing the figure of a horseman.

Origin of rider

before 1100; Middle English ridere, Old English. See ride, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rider

rid·er·less, adjective

Words nearby rider

rideable, rideal-walker coefficient, rideau canal, rideau hall, rident, rider, rider's bone, ridered, ridership, ridesharing, ridge

Example sentences from the Web for rider

You acknowledge that it showed extremely poor judgment and taste to show the rider a picture you took of her.

Uber’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Surge Pricing. What If It’s Sexual Harassment by Drivers? |Olivia Nuzzi |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You agreed to cease all communication with the rider and the rider's employer.

Uber’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Surge Pricing. What If It’s Sexual Harassment by Drivers? |Olivia Nuzzi |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You informed me that it was your legal aid who recognized the rider and shared with you her identity, not an employee of Uber.

Uber’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Surge Pricing. What If It’s Sexual Harassment by Drivers? |Olivia Nuzzi |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Somehow he said he needed my number to be able to rate me as a rider.

Uber’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Surge Pricing. What If It’s Sexual Harassment by Drivers? |Olivia Nuzzi |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Political ads showing Harry Reid on rider mower, mowing the Mall?

PJ’s Political Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatheads |P. J. O’Rourke |March 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It fought every inch of the way, wearing down pony and rider until they were almost exhausted.

The Pony Rider Boys in Texas |Frank Gee Patchin
This young man held a whip, which he brandished in the air like a rider about to mount his horse.

Yiddish Tales |Various
It was the rider's task, to make up for the time lost by the sailors.

A Word Only A Word, Complete |Georg Ebers
The heavy guns were drawn by six or eight horses, two abreast, with a rider for every two horses.

The Fight for the Argonne |William Benjamin West
The rider could not escape; there was a bank on either side of the track.

Humphrey Bold |Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for rider

rider

/ (ˈraɪdə) /

noun

a person or thing that rides, esp a person who rides a horse, a bicycle, or a motorcycle

an additional clause, amendment, or stipulation added to a legal or other document, esp (in Britain) a legislative bill at its third reading

British a statement made by a jury in addition to its verdict, such as a recommendation for mercy

any of various objects or devices resting on, surmounting, or strengthening something else

a small weight that can be slid along one arm of a chemical balance to make fine adjustments during weighing

geology a thin seam, esp of coal or mineral ore, overlying a thicker seam

Derived forms of rider

riderless, adjective

Cultural definitions for rider

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.

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