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staffrider

staffrider noun: a person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.

Noun

staffrider (plural staffriders)

  1. (South Africa, dated) A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.

Forms of staffrider

pluralstaffriders

Origin of staffrider

staff + rider

Questions about staffrider

What does staffrider mean?
Staffrider means a person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.
What part of speech is staffrider?
Staffrider is a noun.
What is the plural of staffrider?
The plural of staffrider is staffriders.

Words near staffrider in the dictionary

  1. Staffordshire bull terrier
  2. Staffordshire bull terriers
  3. Staffordshire Moorlands
  4. Stafforth
  5. staffperson
  6. staffrider
  7. staffriders
  8. staffroom
  9. staffrooms
  10. staffs
  11. staffs up

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