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strider

strider

2 6.7
A person who walks quickly with long steps
  • noun
  • /ˈstraɪdər/
translation icon : pasador
  • Both Diamond and Strider are wrapped in furs; their clothes are laid out next to the fire, drying.

Examples

  • As a strider, she moved quickly through the crowded street, taking long strides to keep up with her friends.

  • He was a natural strider, effortlessly covering great distances with each step during their hike.

  • Strider came to offer me his help.

    The Lord of the Rings (1978)

  • Strider will look after them.

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

  • Aragorn and Strider are sleeping next to it.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Strider sits apart, watching, not sure if the humans have lost their minds.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Strider and Aragorn are mounted on one, Will and Diamond on the other.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I am called Strider.

    The Lord of the Rings (1978)

  • Will and Strider along a hidden path - a rock ledge that runs behind the waterfalls.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The athlete was known as a strider because of his remarkable pace and long walking gait in marathons.

Antonyms

idler
  • Offensive
2 7.0

A person who avoids work and does very little

Compounds

water strider
  • US
1 5.8

An insect with long legs that walks on water

How Fast

sprinter
17 1.9
runner
241 1.0
strider
2 6.7
walker
33 1.0
stroller
4 2.3

Surface Forms

strider singular
striders plural

Morphology

strider = stride (transparent) = stride + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'stride' to a person who performs the action; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word strider comes from the verb stride, which means 'to take long steps'. The ending -er means 'someone who does that', so a strider is someone who walks quickly with long steps.