outrider
outrider noun: a guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.
Noun
outrider (plural outriders)
- A guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.
- Then they went from farmhouse to farmhouse, two little girls walking at the head of the procession as bridesmaids, and six or eight outriders galloping ahead on hobby-horses to announce their coming.1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 91
- One who rides out on horseback to inspect a ranch etc.
- A forerunner.
- The Winchester MP is something of an outrider for a new project now: moving his party into the space vacated by the Conservative shift to the right under Iain Duncan Smith.2001 November 2, “Outrider for a new project”, in BBC News
- Synonyms:
- precursor, harbinger, trailblazer
Synonyms of outrider
Forms of outrider
| plural | outriders |
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Origin of outrider
From Middle English outridere.
Words that rhyme with outrider
Questions about outrider
- What does outrider mean?
- Outrider means a guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.
- What part of speech is outrider?
- Outrider is a noun.
- What is the plural of outrider?
- The plural of outrider is outriders.
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