Rider

Rider
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 Webster]

4. 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. [1913 Webster]

After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer. --A. S. Hardy. [1913 Webster]

5. (Math.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper. [1913 Webster]

6. [D. rijder.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it. [1913 Webster]

His moldy money ! half a dozen riders. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]

7. (Mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it. [1913 Webster]

8. (Shipbuilding) 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. --Totten. [1913 Webster]

9. (Naut.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold. [1913 Webster]

10. 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. [1913 Webster]

11. A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Drummond. [1913 Webster]

{Rider's bone} (Med.), a bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in riding. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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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 — 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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