rider

Everyday

1. A person who rides a horse, a bike, a motorbike or a scooter. tree →
2. A passenger on a bus or train (mostly American). tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and road safety, bike riders wear helmets, use lights and follow road rules; horse riders wear hard hats. In stories, a rider may gallop through the night. Phrases: bike rider, horse rider, a good rider, motorbike rider.

Examples

• The rider fell off her horse but was not hurt. tree →
• Every bike rider should wear a helmet. tree →
• Slow down when you pass a horse and rider. tree →
• My brother is a fast rider on his scooter. tree →
• The bus had only three riders. tree →
• The rider pulled the reins to stop the horse. tree →
• Riders must stop at the red light. tree →
• All around were graves, and the rider found he had a gravestone under him! tree →

Note

Countable: a rider, riders. From the verb "ride" (ride, rode, ridden). Safety: riders should be seen, so wear bright clothes and use lights at night. Drivers must pass riders slowly and with lots of space.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it means a person on a horse. In the Song at the Sea, the horse and rider thrown into the sea are the Egyptian army.

Interpretation. The Song at the Sea is read aloud in synagogue each year, and traditions sing it as the high point of the Exodus story.

Examples

• Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Torah EXO.15.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider. (Writings JOB.39.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they are cast into a dead sleep, the riders also and the horses. (Writings PSA.76.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And with thee will I shatter the horse and his rider, and with thee will I shatter the chariot and him that rideth therein; (Prophets JER.51.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a rider, riders. From the verb "ride" (ride, rode, ridden). Safety: riders should be seen, so wear bright clothes and use lights at night. Drivers must pass riders slowly and with lots of space.