rider

Meanings

Plural: riders

Noun

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
A mounted person.
A knight, or other mounted warrior.
A mounted person.
An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
A mounted person.
Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc.
A mounted person.
A mounted robber; a bandit, especially in the Scottish borders.
A mounted person.
Someone who breaks in or manages a horse; a riding master.
A mounted person.
An agent who goes out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveller or travelling salesman.
A mounted person.
Someone riding in a vehicle; a passenger on public transport.
A mounted person.
A boarder, a person who rides a board in boardsports.
A skateboarder
A mounted person.
A boarder, a person who rides a board in boardsports.
A snowboarder
An addition, supplement.
A supplementary clause added to a document after drafting, especially to a bill under the consideration of a legislature.
An addition, supplement.
An amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract, often covering a performer's equipment or food, drinks, and general comfort requirements.
An addition, supplement.
An additional matter or question arising in corollary; a qualification.
An addition, supplement.
A supplementary question, now especially in mathematics.
An addition, supplement.
An add-on to an insurance policy.
Technical senses.
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.
Technical senses.
Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
Technical senses.
The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
Technical senses.
A small, sliding piece of thin metal on a balance, used to determine small weights.
Technical senses.
The first Lenormand card, also known as either the horseman or the cavalier.
Technical senses.
A piece, such as the rook or bishop, which moves any distance in one direction, as long as no other piece is in the way.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ryder, ridere, from Late Old English rīdere (“rider, knight”). Compare Dutch rijder, German Reiter. By surface analysis, ride + -er.

Synonyms

horseman, passenger

Scrabble Score: 6

rider is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rider is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rider is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rider is a valid Words With Friends word