rider

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
  2. noun a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
  3. noun a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)

Etymology

From Middle English ryder, ridere, from Late Old English rīdere (“rider, knight”). Compare Dutch rijder, German Reiter. By surface analysis, ride + -er.

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