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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

/ ˈɪə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • İ· 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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The rider was taken to James Cook University Hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later.

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Sampson also has invited a roster of riders who reflect the next generation of Black rodeo talent.

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In addition to the nonlethal hazing, the department encourages ranchers to hire “range riders,” essentially cowboys, to sleep in the pastures with the cows.

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With this image, the photographer wanted to share another side of the event, and show how dangerous it can be when a rider is thrown from their mount.

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Some riders also reported the front suspension - which holds the wheel in place - breaking mid-ride, causing injuries.

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