OUTRIDER

outrider

(noun) an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outrider (plural outriders)

A guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.

(figurative) A forerunner.

Synonyms: precursor, harbinger, trailblazer

Source: Wiktionary


Out"rid`er, n.

1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Obs.]

2. One who rides out on horseback. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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