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fore-rider|ˈfɔəraɪdə(r)|
[f. fore- prefix + rider n.; = Ger. vorreiter. Cf. forridel.]
One who rides in front; esp †a. one of the vanguard; †b. a scout; c. an outrider or postillion; †d. a harbinger.
c1470Henry Wallace iii. 76 Thair for rydar was past till Ayr agane. 1494Fabyan Chron. vi. clxiii. 156 Y⊇ fore rydars yt put themselfe in prese with theyr sharpe launcys to wynne the firste brunte of the feelde. 1513Douglas æneis xiii. Prol. 20 And Esperus..Vpspringis, as forridar of the nycht. 1548Hall Chron., Rich. III (an. 3) 55 Therle of Richmond knewe by his forriders that the kyng was so nere embattayled. 1601F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edw. II (1876) §56. 43 Each [charetter] shal have a fore rider which charetters and fore riders shal drive the charettes and keepe the horses. 1888Pall Mall G. 8 Oct. 5/2 Then the mounted foreriders; and then the Emperor's carriage. |