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Noun: rider  rI-du(r)
  1. A traveller who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
     
  2. A clause that is appended to a legislative bill
     
  3. A traveller who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle)
     
  4. A traveller riding in a vehicle (a boat, bus, car, plane or train etc) who is not operating it
    "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the rider";
    - passenger

Derived forms: riders

Type of: article, clause, traveler [US], traveller [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: bill, legislative act, measure, statute

Encyclopedia: Rider, Steve