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noun
A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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noun
A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, capitalized, historical, often
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Synonyms: whitecapper
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: night rider
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
History
From night + rider.
