nightrider
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌraɪdər/
- NSFW
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caballero nocturno
- The Gazette reported on the front page of its April 9, 1908, edition that a band of nightriders styling itself the "Dirty Dozen" attacked the home of some African Americans and ordered them to leave town on pain of death.
Examples
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While the MFP are pretty tough fellows, Max, Goose, Fifi, and the rest seem to be losing the battle for stability against Tuecutter, the Nightrider, and their brazen band of losers.
Blog text (12) -
They still have those nightriders.
Fiction book (2001) -
Confederate nightriders inexplicably come back to life to delay the march of progress.
Blog text (16) -
After The Nightrider's crazed chase is finally ended, his pals come seeking vengeance against the Bronze.
Blog text (12) -
(LONNIE SINGING NIGHTRIDER) - Lonnie.
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In the South, some nightriders would terrorize communities under the cover of darkness.
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Historically, nightriders often targeted innocent families in the night, spreading fear throughout the region.
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During the post-Civil War era, nightriders sought revenge on those they believed betrayed their cause.
Synonyms
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A secret group on horses that used threats and violence to scare people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nightrider comes from the simple parts night 'the dark time' and rider 'someone on a horse'. It named secret groups who rode at night to scare or harm people, so the word means those night riders who attacked or threatened others.