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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

/ ˈɪə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • riderless adjective
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rider1

before 1100; Middle English ridere, Old English. See ride, -er 1
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Before coming to Southern California, Waymo launched in Phoenix and San Francisco, where collectively the vehicles have driven tens of thousands of riders more than 30 million miles without a human driver.

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Surrounded by virtual cliffs and a cascading waterfall, dragon riders on Roblox’s massive online gaming platform immerse themselves in a memorable scene from “How to Train Your Dragon.”

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Like the unicorn rider, he assumes the artist’s metaphorical profile.

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The Northern Irish rider has carried on racing after the death of his father, brother and uncle in road accidents.

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You’ll start at the Swift Creek Trailhead, taking good care not to park in “stock parking” areas, where mule packers and horse riders store their trailers during their treks.

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