outrider
noun
outrider is spelled O-U-T-R-I-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outrider means “A guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outrider is outriders.
How many letters and syllables are in outrider?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-R-I-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outrider?
Outrider appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce outrider?
- US
Outrider has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-outrider.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outrider
- outriders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outrider mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A guide or escort, especially one who rides in advance.
- 2
One who rides out on horseback to inspect a ranch etc.
- 3
A forerunner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outrider come from?
From Middle English outridere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).