Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riderless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: rid-er-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without or deprived of a rider.

Example Sentences

"[…] the spectacle of Rob the Grinder returning down the street, leading the riderless horse, appeared to have some extraneous interest […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English rider Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English riderless From rider + -less.

Questions

What does riderless mean?: Without or deprived of a rider.
Where does riderless come from?: Etymology tree English rider Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English riderless From rider + -less.

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