rider

American  

[rahy-der] / ˈraɪ dər /

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.

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rider British  

/ 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

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rider Cultural  

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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Other Word Forms

• riderless adjective

Etymology

Origin of rider

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

Example Sentences

In Las Vegas, riders will soon be able to take a Zoox vehicle to the Sphere, the Las Vegas Convention Center and T-Mobile Arena.

From Los Angeles Times

In Thailand, from the capital Bangkok to the northern Chiang Rai, drivers and riders are lining up for fuel as they face worsening shortages worsened and rising prices.

From Barron's

Pidcock was part of a lead group of 12 riders on the final Superga climb, which whittled the contenders down to five.

From BBC

Fourth Wing introduces heroine Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old woman who is thrust into brutal training to become an elite dragon rider.

From BBC

“It was weird being stuck there,” said French rider Lara Tryba, who was in Doha with her horses Memphis and Shot Gun.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• driver
• passenger
• traveler