“riders” is a form of
rider
/ˈɹaɪ̯.dəː/ noun, proper noun
Forms riders
- noun (now archaic or historical) A knight, or other mounted warrior.
- noun An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
- noun (generally) Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc.
- noun (Philippines) A motorcycle enthusiast; a motorcycle club member.
- noun (now historical or archaic) A mounted robber; a bandit, especially in the Scottish borders.
- noun (obsolete) Someone who breaks in or manages a horse; a riding master.
- noun (now rare, historical) An agent who goes out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveller or travelling salesman.
- noun (now chiefly US) Someone riding in a vehicle; a passenger on public transport.
- proper noun A surname originating as an occupation. More often spelled Ryder.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English ryder, ridere, from Late Old English rīdere (“rider, knight”). Compare Dutch rijder, German Reiter. By surface analysis, ride + -er.
* As an English surname, from the noun rider.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. Compare Reeder.
* Also as an English surname, from dialectal rithe (“small stream”).
* As an Irish surname, calque from Irish ó marcaigh (“descendant of the (horse)rider”). This is also found directly in Markey.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Reiter.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who, or that which, rides.
- noun Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.]
Etymology [D. rijder.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “rider”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details