Outrider

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outrider \Out"rid`er\, n.
     1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.
        [Obs.]
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     2. One who rides out on horseback, beyond the main group, e.


        g., as a scout. --Chaucer.
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     3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outrider
       n : an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)