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strider|ˈstraɪdə(r)|
[f. stride v. + -er1.]
1. One who strides.
1856[H. H. Dixon] Post & Paddock i. 11 They [Shropshire horses] are..quick striders through dirt. 1876Blackmore Cripps xxxii, Hardenow came almost daily, having put his class of striders under a deputy six-leaguer. 1895Outing Sept. 457/1 He is a wonderful strider, having occasionally taken two instead of three steps between the hurdles. 1895M. Stokes Three Months in Forests of France 174 The stalwart strider by the side of the green⁓hooded waggons.
2. U.S. = pond-skater s.v. pond n. 4.
1974A. Dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek xi. 189, I read that striders are attracted to any light. 1978Sci. Amer. Apr. 134/1 When the strider stands on the surface film, it is supported by its long, slender middle and hind legs. |