RIDERLESS

Etymology

Adjective

riderless (not comparable)

Without or deprived of a rider.

[…] the spectacle of Rob the Grinder returning down the street, leading the riderless horse, appeared to have some extraneous interest […]

Source: Wiktionary


Rid"er*less, a.

Definition: Having no rider; as, a riderless horse. H. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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