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rider

Syllabification: (rid·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈrīdər/
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Definition of rider

noun

  • 1a person who is riding or who can ride something, especially a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or snowboard.
  • 2a condition or proviso added to something already said or decreed:one rider to the deal—if the hurricane heads north, we run for shelter
  • an addition or amendment to a document, especially a piece of legislation:the rules of Congress make it difficult to attach a rider to an appropriations bill a rider to an eligible life insurance policy
  • 3a small weight positioned on the beam of a balance for fine adjustment.

Derivatives

riderless

adjective

Origin:

late Old English rīdere 'mounted warrior, knight' (see ride, -er1)

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