RIDDER

Etymology 1

Noun

ridder (plural ridders)

(now chiefly, dialectal) a sieve

Etymology 2

Verb

ridder (third-person singular simple present ridders, present participle riddering, simple past and past participle riddered)

(transitive) to sieve; sift; riddle

Etymology 3

Noun

ridder (plural ridders)

One who, or that which, rids.

Anagrams

• drider

Etymology

Proper noun

Ridder (plural Ridders)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ridder is the 16171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1787 individuals. Ridder is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

• drider

Source: Wiktionary


Rid"der, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, rids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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