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   rid·er

   /ˈrīdər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is riding or who can ride something, especially a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or snowboard: "two riders approached the cottage"
   • 2. a condition or proviso added to something already said or decreed: "one rider to the deal—if the hurricane heads north, we run for shelter"
   • ▪ an addition or amendment to a document, especially a piece of legislation: British "the rules of Congress make it difficult to attach a rider to an appropriations bill"
   • 3. a small weight positioned on the beam of a balance for fine adjustment.

   Word Origin late Old Englishrīdere ‘mounted warrior, knight’ (see ride, -er1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. riderless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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