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

/ 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

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.

Other Word Forms

• riderless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rider¹

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

Example Sentences

The Metropolitan Police said all escort riders now had bullhorns fitted to their motorcycles to ensure public safety.

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The expansion to freeways could attract new customers and appeal to riders going longer distances.

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As a motorcycle rider himself, collision investigator PC Wyatt reconstructed the way the bike would have travelled through the scene, as the rider battled to regain control, and quickly ruled out high speed.

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To start, freeway driving will only be available for riders who opt in to the service through Waymo’s app.

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After riders struggled to use Tesla’s doorhandles, for example, Uber launched an education campaign within its app showing how the push-and-pull opener worked.

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Related Words

• driver 
• passenger 
• traveler