RIDER
What does "RIDER" mean?
A person who rides a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle.
Meanings
- Someone who rides, as on a horse, bike, or in a vehicle. The rider leaned into the curve as the motorcycle accelerated.
- An additional clause or condition attached to a document, contract, or legislative bill. The senator slipped a spending rider into the unrelated bill. technical
- A performer's list of requirements for a venue or event, attached to a contract. The band's rider asked for towels, sparkling water, and a bowl of green M&Ms. informal
Did you know?
- Van Halen's 1982 tour rider famously demanded a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed - not a diva whim, but a deliberate tripwire to check whether the venue had actually read the safety clauses.
Word origin
From Old English 'ridere', from 'ridan' (to ride) plus the agent suffix '-er'; the legal and contractual senses arose from clauses that 'ride along' attached to a main document.
Remember it
A RIDER rides - and in a contract, an extra clause 'rides along' attached to the main text.
A little poem
Leaning to the road,
the rider becomes the curve-
balance is the trick.
haiku
Wordplay
- The lawyer and the cyclist argued all day about who was the better rider - one knew clauses, the other knew curves.
What it teaches
Watch the riders, not just the bill: the small clause attached to the side is where the real bargain hides.
Quick facts
What does RIDER mean?
A person who rides a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle.
Is RIDER a valid word?
Yes — RIDER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RIDER?
RIDER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RIDER come from?
From Old English 'ridere', from 'ridan' (to ride) plus the agent suffix '-er'; the legal and contractual senses arose from clauses that 'ride along' attached to a main document.
What can RIDER teach us?
Watch the riders, not just the bill: the small clause attached to the side is where the real bargain hides.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.