rider

noun
/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/UK/ˈɹɑɪ̯.dəː/

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun rider. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. Compare Reeder. * Also as an English surname, from dialectal rithe (“small stream”). * As an Irish surname, calque from Irish ó marcaigh (“descendant of the (horse)rider”). This is also found directly in Markey. * As a German surname, Americanized from Reiter.

  1. derived from *reudan
  2. derived from rēodan — “to clear out

Definitions

  1. A mounted person.

  2. An addition, supplement.

  3. Technical senses.

    • During the four weeks of research, a considerable part of the ships structure was discovered underneath the ballast stones: keel, floor timbers, strakes, keelson together with mast step and its sisters and rider
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A surname originating as an occupation. More often spelled Ryder.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA