riderless

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adjective

Without or deprived of a rider.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English rider →
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Meanings

adjectiveriderless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout 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 […]

    1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, “Chapter 46”, in Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Englishrider
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishriderless

From rider + -less.

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APA

riderless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riderless

MLA

“riderless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riderless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riderless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riderless.

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