nightrider
nightrider · nightriders
A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raidsA member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
Meaning
3 senses(US, historical)A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
(US, capitalized, historical, often)A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.
A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.
More definitions
- member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge
Origin
From night + rider.From night + rider.
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Forms
plural: nightridersSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge:night rider