Definition of rider Rider

/ɹajˈdɚ/ - [rayder] - rid•er

We found 22 definitions of rider from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: riders

rider - a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
  traveler, traveller a person who changes location
  hang glider a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
  equestrian, horseback rider, horseman a person who breeds and cares for horses
rider - a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
  clause, article (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
  measure, bill how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
rider - a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)
  traveler, traveller a person who changes location
rider - a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
  passenger
  traveler, traveller a person who changes location
  boat a small vessel for travel on water
  autobus, motorcoach, motorbus, jitney, double-decker, charabanc, passenger vehicle, omnibus, bus, coach an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
  auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
  aeroplane, airplane, plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
  railroad train, train public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
  commuter a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
  fare the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
  hitchhiker a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
  stowaway a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • rider (Noun)
    One who rides, often a horse or motorcycle.
  • rider (Noun)
    A provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.
  • rider (Noun)
    An amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract, often covering a performer's equipment or food, drinks, and general comfort requirements.
  • rider (Noun)
    A small, sliding piece of aluminium on a chemical balance, used to determine small weights.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • rider (n.)
    One who, or that which, rides.
  • rider (n.)
    Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.
  • rider (n.)
    One who breaks or manages a horse.
  • rider (n.)
    An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed.
  • rider (n.)
    A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
  • rider (n.)
    A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
  • rider (n.)
    Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
  • rider (n.)
    An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.
  • rider (n.)
    The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
  • rider (n.)
    A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard.
  • rider (n.)
    A robber.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • rider
    In artillery carriages, a piece of wood, which has more height than breadth; the length being equal to that of the body of the axle-tree, upon which the side-pieces rest in a four-wheel carriage, such as the ammunition-wagon, block-carriage, and sling-wagon.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • rider
    A person who receives part of the salary of a place or appointment from the ostensible occupier, by virtue of an agreement with the donor, or great man appointing. The rider is said to be quartered upon the possessor, who often has one or more persons thus riding behind him. See QUARTERED.

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