Rider Meaning
/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA mounted person.
nounA mounted person., A knight, or other mounted warrior.
Sentence Examples
Then he would give his letters to another rider.
That is why I am not an avid bike rider.
A headless rider haunts the country lanes.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The very experienced ____ knew how to balance on the fast motorcycle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ guided her horse carefully through the narrow gate and into the competition arena.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English ryder, ridere, from Late Old English rīdere (“rider, knight”). Compare Dutch rijder, German Reiter. By surface analysis, ride + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"His mouldy money! half a dozen riders."
— c. 1609–1622?, John Fletcher, “The Womans Prize: Or, The Tamer Tamed”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
"The eyes of Holstein de Dorenstorff stared, wildly, upon a figure, which at this instant appeared, mounted on a beautiful beast,[…]; its rider was enveloped in a kind of large, concealing coat, which well answered the intent of its purport: […]"
— 1807, [Miss Guion], chapter II, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume I, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC, page 23:
"After riding high for two decades, the company that makes the hulky bikes that devoted riders affectionately call Hogs is sputtering. […] When customers buy a Harley, they’re instantly a member of a family of zealous fans guys with tattoos and unruly hair as well as lawyers and doctors. (The average household income of today’s rider is about $87,000.)"
— 2009 March 22, Susanna Hamner, “Harley, You’re Not Getting Any Younger”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
"BMX rider Saya Sakakibara is all too aware of the risks of her chosen profession."
— 2024 July 9, Martynas Ruseckas, “After her brother suffered a brain injury in a bike crash, this Olympic BMX rider has a new perspective on what success means”, in CNN:
"In Ewsdale eight and forty notorious riders are hung on growing trees, the most famous of which was John Armstrong"
— 1655, William Drummond of Hawthornden, History of Scotland […] :
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The very experienced ____ knew how to balance on the fast motorcycle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ guided her horse carefully through the narrow gate and into the competition arena.