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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I remember the saddled and riderless horse with the big black boots stuck backwards in the stirrups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
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
The Riverside County, California, sheriff’s mounted unit was led by a riderless horse in honor of Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, who was slain during a traffic stop on Dec. 29.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
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 Hound had vanished behind, though his riderless horse galloped beside them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
