Rider in English dictionary

  • rider

    Meanings and definitions of "Rider"

    • one who rides, often a horse or motorcycle
    • (politics) a provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill
    • an amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract, often covering a performer's equipment or food, drinks, and general comfort requirements
    • A small, sliding piece of aluminium on a chemical balance, used to determine small weights
    • noun
      One who rides, often a horse or motorcycle
    • noun
      (politics)
      A provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill
    • noun
      (by extension)
      Something extra or burdensome that is imposed.
    • noun
      an amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract, often covering a performer's equipment or food, drinks, and general comfort requirements
    • noun
      A small, sliding piece of aluminium on a chemical balance, used to determine small weights
    • noun
      (Britain, archaic)
      An agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveller.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      One who breaks in or manages a horse.
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      A problem of extra difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
    • noun
      An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
    • noun
      (mining)
      Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
    • noun
      (shipbuilding)
      An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen the frame.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      (obsolete, Britain, dialect)
      A robber.
    • one who rides
    • additional provision annexed to a bill
    • noun
      a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
    • noun
      a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
    • noun
      a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
    • noun
      a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)

    Synonyms of "Rider" in English dictionary

    clause, passenger, article are the top synonyms of "Rider" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Rider

    • rider ( plural  riders)
    • rider (plural riders)
  • Rider

    Meanings and definitions of "Rider"

    • A surname. More often spelled Ryder.
    • proper
      A surname. More often spelled Ryder.

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