rider
noun
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
riderless
-
a word derived from
rider.
Example Sentences
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The coffin draped in an old Virginia flag was brought into the cemetery on a mule-drawn wagon followed by a riderless horse.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
A riderless horse symbolized the loss of a fallen officer, his empty boots facing backward in the stirrups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Some of these scenarios' accompanying sights have recurred frequently to become central to our apocalyptic visual lexicon: planes dropping from the sky, highways choked by lifeless cars or riderless horses.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2021
The agency last week granted its first-ever temporary exemption for a fleet of riderless delivery vehicles from SoftBank Group Corp backed Nuro Inc.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2020
She held her breath for a few seconds, then the dactyl swooped up from the other side, now riderless.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
