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 Definitions of nightrider  [ˈnaɪtˌraɪ dər]  

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Definition of 'nightrider' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) nightrider
one of a band of mounted men who commit acts of violence and intimidation at night, esp. a member of such a band in the southern U.S. during Reconstruction.

Etymology:  (1875–80)

Definition of 'nightrider' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) night rider, nightrider
member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge

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