rider

noun

rid·​er ˈrī-dər 

1

: one that rides

2

a

: an addition to a document (such as an insurance policy) often attached on a separate piece of paper

b

: a clause appended to a legislative bill to secure a usually distinct object

3

: something used to overlie another or to move along on another piece

riderless

ˈrī-dər-ləs 

adjective

Examples of rider in a Sentence

Watch out for bike riders while driving.

She added a rider to her life insurance policy that increased her coverage.

Congress added a rider to the health insurance bill.

Recent Examples on the Web

Her daughter is in the honors choir for elementary students, and her son, a junior at Timber Creek High School, is a bull rider on the district’s rodeo team. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025

One of the riders left the area after making a comment to the other rider, who was standing next to his motorcycle. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025

For starters, each of those Metro stations is built around a train network already used each week by hundreds of thousands of riders. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025

Since 2014, she’s reportedly maintained a performance rider requiring a minimum of $500,000 per concert—though that number has likely increased pretty substantially over the years. —Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rider

• circuit rider
• dispatch rider
• horseback rider
• night rider

Kids Definition

rider

noun

rid·​er ˈrīd-ər 

1

: one that rides

2

a

: an addition to a document

b

: an additional clause to a legislative bill

3

: something that lies over or moves along on another piece

the scale had riders to measure weight

riderless

-ləs 

adjective

Legal Definition

rider

noun

rid·​er

1

: an addition to a document (as an insurance policy) often attached on a separate piece of paper

2

: a clause or provision appended to a legislative bill to obtain a usually distinct object