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Rider Motorcycle Noun Bre ˈraɪdə(R ˈraɪdər People Riding

Word rider
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈraɪdə(r) / NAmE / ˈraɪdər /
Example
  • three riders (= people riding horses) were approaching.
  • horses and their riders
  • she's an experienced rider.
  • a motorcycle dispatch rider
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rider

(noun)BrE / ˈraɪdə(r) / NAmE / ˈraɪdər /
  1. a person who rides a horse, bicycle or motorcycle
    • See related entries: People in motoring
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/people_in_motoring/rider_1
    • Three riders (= people riding horses) were approaching.
    • horses and their riders
    • She's an experienced rider.
    • a motorcycle dispatch rider
  2. an extra piece of information that is added to an official document
    • He finally agreed to a divorce with the rider that she could not remarry.
    • He later added a number of riders to this hypothesis.

    Word Origin

    • late Old English rīdere ‘mounted warrior, knight’ (see ride, -er).
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