night-ridern.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtˌrʌɪdə/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌraɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., rider n.

Etymology: < night n. + rider n. Compare earlier night-riding adj. and slightly earlier night-riding n.

A person who rides by night, esp. on horseback; (U.S.) spec. a member of a mounted gang committing acts of violence, esp. as a means of intimidation. Also (occasionally) British: a kind of fairy that is said to ride at night.

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1856 Southern Literary Messenger 23 433 It appears that these night-riders, whoever they are, are frightened at seeing us.

1877 J. M. Wells Chisolm Massacre x. 118 They said that night-riders had shot into the houses of the colored people.

1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 10 Leprechauns, night-riders, pixies, nixies.

1911 J. Masefield Jim Davis ii. 12 They were the night-riders or smugglers.

1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 94 Patrols, called patterols by the slaves, were organized by the whites, and these night riders endeavored to enforce the regulations.

1973 J. Cleary Ransom viii. 184 As a plainclothesman he had travelled on late trains out of Sydney to the suburbs, riding shotgun as it were against hooligans... Night riders, he guessed, were the same everywhere.

2000 Oxf. American Jan. 14/2 Exposed as a former Klansman..[he] asked the country to believe that he was never a night rider.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-rider
释义	night-ridern. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtˌrʌɪdə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌraɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., rider n. Etymology: < night n. + rider n. Compare earlier night-riding adj. and slightly earlier night-riding n. A person who rides by night, esp. on horseback; (U.S.) spec. a member of a mounted gang committing acts of violence, esp. as a means of intimidation. Also (occasionally) British: a kind of fairy that is said to ride at night. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > specific types of colt-pixie1542 shelly-coat1802 night-rider1856 airy fairy1863 sky fairy1876 couril1889 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > masterful or bullying > person > hired brave1606 bravo1609 myrmidon1647 bully rook1673 bully1703 striker1836 night-rider1856 bully boy1881 strong arm1893 trigger man1930 goon1938 1856 Southern Literary Messenger 23 433 It appears that these night-riders, whoever they are, are frightened at seeing us. 1877 J. M. Wells Chisolm Massacre x. 118 They said that night-riders had shot into the houses of the colored people. 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 10 Leprechauns, night-riders, pixies, nixies. 1911 J. Masefield Jim Davis ii. 12 They were the night-riders or smugglers. 1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 94 Patrols, called patterols by the slaves, were organized by the whites, and these night riders endeavored to enforce the regulations. 1973 J. Cleary Ransom viii. 184 As a plainclothesman he had travelled on late trains out of Sydney to the suburbs, riding shotgun as it were against hooligans... Night riders, he guessed, were the same everywhere. 2000 Oxf. American Jan. 14/2 Exposed as a former Klansman..[he] asked the country to believe that he was never a night rider. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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