rider

rider
riderless, adj.
/ruy"deuhr/, n.
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, esp. a plate or timber running along the top of a keel.
8. Numis.
a. a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1475, whose obverse bears an equestrian figure of the king.
b. any of several gold or silver coins of the Netherlands bearing the figure of a horseman.
[bef. 1100; ME ridere, OE. See RIDE, -ER1]

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(as used in expressions)
The Blue Rider
Haggard Sir Henry Rider

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  • rider — [ ride ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIIe; « plisser, froncer » XIIe; de l a. haut all. rîdan « tordre » I ♦ 1 ♦ Marquer, sillonner de rides. La vieillesse « viendra rider ton visage » (Fénelon). ⇒ 1. flétrir. Pronom. Visage, peau qui se ride.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rider — Rider(s) or The rider(s) may refer to:In people who ride things *Bike rider, a cyclist *Horse rider, an equestrian *Motorbike rider, a motorcyclistIn general usage *Rider (legislation), an additional provision attached to a bill *Rider (theater) …   Wikipedia

  • Rider — steht für Stage Rider oder Technical Rider, Dokument, das die technischen Anforderungen eines Künstlers für seine Auftritte beschreibt Line Rider, Flash Spiel Stoked Rider, Snowboard Computerspiel Titel Easy Rider, US amerikanischer Film (1969)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rider — rid·er n 1: an addition to a document (as an insurance policy) often attached on a separate piece of paper 2: a clause or provision appended to a legislative bill to obtain a usu. distinct object Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • rider — 1. (ri dé) v. a. 1°   Causer des rides. •   C est elle [l âme] qui nous ride ou nous aplanit le front en un instant, selon ses mouvements intérieurs, LA MOTHE LE VAYER Vertu des païens, II, Socrate.. •   Le temps aux plus belles choses Se plaît à …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Rider — Rid er (r[imac]d [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, rides. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. One who breaks or manages a horse. Shak. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rider — en fait de navires, est tendre, roidir, comme Rider l estay du mast, c est tendre à force du cap de mouton, la corde qui contretient le mast. Rider aussi est quand la personne de triste ou furieux regard se renfrongne, faisant des plis et sillons …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • rider — Rider. v. a. Faire des rides. Les années luy ont ridé le visage. cette grande maladie l a tout ridé. le chagrin ride le front. Il est aussi neutre, & signifie, Avoir des rides. Il commence à rider. son front commence à rider. Il est encore n. p.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • rider — [n1] equestrian; commuter cowboy, driver, gaucho, horseback rider, horseman/woman, passenger, straphanger*, suburbanite, traveler; concept 348 rider [n2] amendment, clause addendum, addition, adjunct, alteration, attachment, clarification,… …   New thesaurus

  • rider — one who rides, O.E. ridere, agent noun from RIDE (Cf. ride) (v.). Meaning clause tacked on to a document after first draft is from 1660s …   Etymology dictionary

  • rider — ► NOUN 1) a person who rides a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc. 2) an added condition or proviso. DERIVATIVES riderless adjective …   English terms dictionary

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