01 n. One who, or that which, rides.
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One who, or that which, rides.
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Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler.[Eng.]
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One who breaks or manages a horse.
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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.“After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to propose a rider.” — Macaulay.“This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer.” — A. S. Hardy.
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A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.(Math.)
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A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.“His moldy money ! half a dozen riders.” — J. Fletcher.
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Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.(Mining)
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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.(Shipbuilding)
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The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.(Naut.)
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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.
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A robber.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Phrases & compounds
Rider's bone —
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.