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View synonyms for outrider
outrider
[ out-rahy-der ]
noun
- a mounted attendant riding before or beside a carriage.
- (at a racetrack) a mounted rider who accompanies or leads a racehorse to the post.
- a person who goes in advance of an automobile or person to clear a passage.
- a person who leads the way or is a member of a vanguard; forerunner.
- a person who rides out or forth, especially a scout, cowhand, ranch hand, or the like.
outrider
/ ˈaʊtˌraɪdə /
noun
- a person who goes ahead of a car, group of people, etc, to ensure a clear passage
- a person who goes in advance to investigate, discover a way, etc; scout
- a person who rides in front of or beside a carriage, esp as an attendant or guard
- a mounted herdsman
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Suspecting that he had despatches for me, I directed my outrider to overtake him and find out.
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The humming in the air changed to a shrill whistling as the outrider winds of the storm came upon them.
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An outrider, dressed in green and gold, and holding a big whip, rode in on a huge strawberry-roan horse.
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He motioned the outrider aside, sprang into the vehicle and told the driver to draw a little apart from the more public street.
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Ahead of us an outrider, dressed in a long gown, wore a hat of the inverted bowl shape, decorated with a spreading scarlet tassel.
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