nightrider

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noun

A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.

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Meanings

nounnightrider (plural nightriders)

plural nightriders · alternative night rider

  1. UShistoricalA member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
  2. UScapitalizedhistoricaloftenA member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.

    Synonyms: whitecapper

  3. board gamesA fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.

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whitecapper

More synonyms by meaning

nounmember of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge

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night rider
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attackeraggressorassailant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From night + rider.

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APA

nightrider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightrider

MLA

“nightrider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightrider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nightrider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nightrider.

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