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Rider
One who, or that which, rides.
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Broader term 4
A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various to…
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A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
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One who travels; one who has traveled much.
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Narrower term 4
One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
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Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
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To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.
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One who conceals himself board of a vessel about to leave port, or on a railway train, in order to obtain a free passage.
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Derivationally related 2
To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
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Containing whole 3
A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.
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A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and s…
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An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature…
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Synonym 1
A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer.
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