riderless
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈraɪdərləs/
- There were six riders, and one horse was riderless.
- riderless horse
Examples
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Two riderless horses tore uphill.
Fiction book (1997) -
The final photograph in the book, for example, is of four riderless horses.
Academic text (2002) -
The riderless horse stands lonely against the Washington sky.
Fiction book (1991) -
I turned around and saw a riderless horse in full gallop coming toward us.
Fiction book (1990) -
A riderless horse, another distinction of the soldier's rank, follows behind.
Blog text (20) -
Will glances back - he sees Drak's riderless horse.
Fiction book (1996) -
The carousel made a complete revolution, and as it came around, I saw that Faye's horse was riderless.
Fiction book (2000) -
One riderless horse led by Comanche Tom pulls up by the scaffold.
Fiction book (2001) -
Casimir followed his gaze, seeing the riderless horses wandering the brink of the forest.
Fiction book (1992) -
I turned around and saw a riderless horse in full gallop coming toward us.
Synonyms
42
5.1
Operates without a person on board
8
4.8
A vehicle that moves without a person controlling it, like a car or bus
2
6.5
A vehicle with no person on board to control it, like a plane or spaceship
1
5.0
Not on horseback and walking on foot
1
6.0
Having no people on board to operate a ship or plane
Working without people on board and controlled from far away
How Occupied
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riderless comes from two simple parts: rider, a person who rides, and less, which means 'without', as in homeless or careless. So imagine an empty saddle or a bicycle rolling with no one on it, because riderless means 'without a rider' and is used for animals or vehicles that have no person controlling them.