outrider

noun

out·​rid·​er ˈau̇t-ˌrī-dər How to pronounce outrider (audio)
Synonyms of outridernext
1
: a mounted attendant
2
: one who escorts or clears the way for a vehicle or person
3
: forerunner, harbinger
outriders of a new political movement

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sexologist Alfred Kinsey is now viewed as an outrider of the sexual revolution of the 1960s
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His deputies and outriders are not quite so deft. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 Depending on the race, there are three or four outriders positioned along the outside rail of the track. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 One of the motorcycle outriders tackled the two protestors to the ground as the leading group of the men’s race ran past unobstructed. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025 None of these facts matter to the White House and its MAGA outriders, though. — Jeet Heer, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outrider

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First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of outrider was circa 1530

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“Outrider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrider. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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outrider

noun
out·​rid·​er ˈau̇t-ˌrīd-ər How to pronounce outrider (audio)
: a mounted escort
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