rider
Americannoun
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a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
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something that rides.
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an additional clause, usually unrelated to the main body, attached to a legislative bill in passing it.
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an addition or amendment to a document, testament, etc.
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any object or device that straddles, is mounted upon, or is attached to something else.
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a rail or stake used to brace the corners in a snake fence.
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Shipbuilding. any of various members following and reinforcing primary framing members, especially a plate or timber running along the top of a keel.
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Numismatics.
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a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1475, whose obverse bears an equestrian figure of the king.
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any of several gold or silver coins of the Netherlands bearing the figure of a horseman.
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noun
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a person or thing that rides, esp a person who rides a horse, a bicycle, or a motorcycle
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an additional clause, amendment, or stipulation added to a legal or other document, esp (in Britain) a legislative bill at its third reading
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a statement made by a jury in addition to its verdict, such as a recommendation for mercy
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any of various objects or devices resting on, surmounting, or strengthening something else
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a small weight that can be slid along one arm of a chemical balance to make fine adjustments during weighing
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geology a thin seam, esp of coal or mineral ore, overlying a thicker seam
Other Word Forms
- riderless adjective
Etymology
Origin of rider
before 1100; Middle English ridere, Old English. See ride, -er 1
Example Sentences
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“We design for transit riders, but we can appreciate that the internet will always do what the internet does.”
From Los Angeles Times
The new stations will take riders west, past the existing Wilshire/Western station in Koreatown, and stopping along the Miracle Mile before arriving at Beverly Hills.
From Los Angeles Times
The Gresini rider has made a strong start to the year, clocking the fastest times at the first pre-season test in Malaysia.
From Barron's
Voi told the BBC they are "working closely with the council and local groups to improve parking across the city" and that they ban riders for repeat bad parking incidents.
From BBC
His rider contains only healthful snacks: granola bars, melon slices, grapes large as ping-pong balls.
From Los Angeles Times
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