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

Those techniques and tools are called a harness because they are what allow users to control and direct those models, much like a harness allows a rider to guide a horse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neither live tracking of riders nor radio were allowed in the World Championships, despite being used in other races such as the Tour de France.

From BBC

“That’s great! I knew I saw something special in you. I’ve had this concert on the books ever since that day. Did you draft a rider?”

From Literature

For instance, you may consult an insurance broker to purchase a policy of some kind, like life insurance with a long-term-care insurance rider.

From MarketWatch

The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider had what he described as a "horror" fall in a ravine after he went off the road, misjudging a corner during the penultimate descent of the day.

From BBC

Related Words

• driver
• passenger
• traveler