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strider

strider noun: one who strides.

Noun

strider (plural striders)

  1. One who strides.
  2. A water strider.

Proper noun capitalized: Strider

Strider (plural Striders)

  1. A surname.

Forms of strider

Noun
pluralstriders
Proper noun
pluralStriders

Plural of strider: striders

Origin of strider

From stride + -er. Compare Dutch strijder (“fighter”).

Words formed from strider

Phrases with strider

Questions about strider

What does strider mean?
Strider means one who strides.
What part of speech is strider?
Strider can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of strider?
The plural of strider is striders.

Words near strider in the dictionary

  1. stridencies
  2. stridency
  3. strident
  4. stridently
  5. stridents
  6. strider
  7. Stridercest
  8. striders
  9. strides
  10. stridest
  11. strideth

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