riders

Noun

rider (plural riders)

1. (archaic, historical) A knight, or other mounted warrior.
2. An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
   • His mouldy money! half a dozen riders.c. 1609–1622?, John Fletcher, “The Womans Prize: Or, The Tamer Tamed”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please...
3. (generally) Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc.
   • The eyes of Holstein de Dorenstorff stared, wildly, upon a figure, which at this instant appeared, mounted on a beautiful beast,[…]; its rider was enveloped in a kind of large, concealing coat, which well answered the intent of its purport: […]1807, [Miss Guion], chapter II, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume I, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC...
4. (Philippines) A motorcycle enthusiast; a motorcycle club member.
5. (archaic, historical) A mounted robber; a bandit, especially in the Scottish borders.
   • In Ewsdale eight and forty notorious riders are hung on growing trees, the most famous of which was John Armstrong1655, William Drummond of Hawthornden, History of Scotland […]
6. (obsolete) Someone who breaks in or manages a horse; a riding master.
   • They are taught their mannage, and to that end Riders deerely hir'd.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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