red rider

See also: Red Rider

English

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. The Lamb is visible at the top.

Etymology

A reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the rider of a red horse is War.

Pronunciation

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Noun

the red rider

1. (idiomatic) War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Alternative forms

• Red Rider

Coordinate terms

• white rider (Conquest)
• black rider (Famine)
• pale rider (Death)

Translations

one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse