dispatch ridernoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈspætʃ ˌraɪ.dər/us/dɪˈspætʃ ˌraɪ.dɚ/UKsomeone who travels between companies riding a motorcycle or bicycle, taking documents and parcels as quickly as possible
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
On the road: drivers
- biker
- bikie
- cabbie
- carter
- charioteer
- chauffeur
- designated driver
- driven
- hack
- motorcyclist
- motorist
- outrider
- petrolhead
- racing driver
- road hog
- Sunday driver
- taxi driver
- teamster
- trucker
- truckie
Examples from literature
- And soon after Henri's arrival a dispatch rider set off post haste with certain papers and maps, hurriedly written and drawn.
- Tom is now a dispatch rider behind the lines and has some thrilling experiences in delivering important messages to troop commanders in France.