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forerider

UK/ˈfɔːɹʌɪdə/

forerider noun: someone who rides at the front; a scout, or someone in the vanguard.

Noun

forerider (plural foreriders)

  1. Someone who rides at the front; a scout, or someone in the vanguard.
    • So within a whyle cam in the foreryders, that is for to say Sir Bors, Sir Bedwere, Sir Lyonell, and Sir Gawayne that was sore wounded […]., Book V

Forms of forerider

pluralforeriders

Origin of forerider

From fore- + rider. Compare German Vorreiter.

Questions about forerider

What does forerider mean?
Forerider means someone who rides at the front; a scout, or someone in the vanguard.
What part of speech is forerider?
Forerider is a noun.
How do you pronounce forerider?
Forerider is pronounced /ˈfɔːɹʌɪdə/ (UK).
What is the plural of forerider?
The plural of forerider is foreriders.

Words near forerider in the dictionary

  1. forerent
  2. forereport
  3. forereports
  4. forerib
  5. foreribs
  6. forerider
  7. foreriders
  8. foreright
  9. Forero
  10. foreroom
  11. forerooms

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