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nightrider

nightrider noun: a member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.

Noun

nightrider (plural nightriders)

  1. (US, historical) A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
  2. (US, capitalized, historical, often) A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.
    Synonyms:
    whitecapper
  3. A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.

Synonyms of nightrider

Forms of nightrider

pluralnightriders
alternative formnight rider

Origin of nightrider

From night + rider.

Questions about nightrider

What does nightrider mean?
Nightrider means a member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
What part of speech is nightrider?
Nightrider is a noun.
What is the plural of nightrider?
The plural of nightrider is nightriders.

Words near nightrider in the dictionary

  1. nightmarishness
  2. nightmary
  3. nightmen
  4. nightpiece
  5. nightpieces
  6. nightrider
  7. nightriders
  8. nightrobe
  9. nightrobes
  10. nights
  11. nights of long knives

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