riderless

Meanings

• adjective

  Traveling or moving without a rider or driver.

  - "The horse galloped riderless across the plains."
  - "The ship sailed riderless for hours before the crew was found."

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Variants

List of all variants of riderless that leads to same result
rider , riderless , riders

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Etymology

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From the Old English 'rithan', to ride, and 'lis', without; a riderless horse is one that is not being ridden.

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Trivia

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1. A riderless horse is sometimes called a 'greenie' or 'green horse' in the context of horse racing.

2. In the Bible, the prophet Elijah rode a chariot of fire pulled by a team of riderless horses.

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Related Concepts

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1. horseback riding: The act of riding a horse, which can be done with or without a saddle.

2. equestrian: Relating to horses or horsemanship.

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Culture

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In literature and mythology, a riderless horse or steed can symbolize death or the passage into the afterlife. For example, in Norse mythology, the horse Sleipnir was said to carry the god Odin between the worlds.

How to Memorize "riderless"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an empty saddle on a galloping horse to remember the meaning of riderless.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word riderless with the image of a horse running free in a field.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Riding Is Not Essential' to remember that a riderless horse is one that is not being ridden.

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