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Rider vs Cider - What's the difference?

rider | cider |

As nouns the difference between rider and cider

is that rider is one who rides, often a horse or motorcycle while cider is an alcoholic, sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.

As a proper noun Rider

is {{surname|from=occupations}} More often spelled Ryder.

rider

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who rides, often a horse or motorcycle
  • (politics) a provision annexed to a bill under the consideration of a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill
  • (by extension) Something extra or burdensome that is imposed.
  • * A. S. Hardy
    • This [question] was a rider which Mab found difficult to answer.
  • an amendment or addition to an entertainer's performance contract, often covering a performer's equipment or food, drinks, and general comfort requirements
  • A small, sliding piece of aluminium on a chemical balance, used to determine small weights
  • (UK, archaic) An agent who went out with samples of goods to obtain orders; a commercial traveller.
  • (obsolete) One who breaks in or manages a horse.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (math) A problem of extra difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
  • An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • His mouldy money! half a dozen riders .
  • (mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.
  • (shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen the frame.
    • (Totten)
  • (nautical) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
  • A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the weight on a steelyard.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A robber.
    • (Drummond)

    Derived terms

    * white rider (Conquest) * red rider (War) * black rider (Famine) * pale rider (Death)

    See also

    * allonge * driver * germane * passenger

    Anagrams

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    cider

    English

    (wikipedia cider)

    Noun

  • (British, Irish, Australia, NZ) An alcoholic, sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
  • (US) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the (usually unfiltered and still containing pulp) juice of early-harvest apples.
    • She liked an aged cider'''. He liked a harder '''cider .
  • (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples.
  • A non-alcoholic drink, normally carbonated; equivalent to soft drink.
  • (countable) A cup, glass or serving of any of these beverages.

    • Synonyms

    * (alcoholic beverage) hard cider (US ) * sweet cider

    Derived terms

    * apple cider * cider-and * cider-apple * cider brandy * cider cart * cider-cellar * cider-cup * cider gum * cider-house * ciderish * ciderist * ciderkin * cider-man * cider-marc * cider-master * cider-mill * cider oil * cider press * cider punk * cider-pressings * cider royal * cider vinegar * cider-wring * cidery * dry cider * ice cider * hard cider * mulled cider * pear cider * sparkling apple cider * sparkling cider * sparkling ice cider * sweet cider * white cider

    See also

    * Calvados * perry * scrumpy

    Anagrams

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