staffrider

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noun

A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.

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Meanings

nounstaffrider (plural staffriders)

plural staffriders

  1. South AfricadatedA person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage.

Origin

staff + rider

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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