nightrider

== English == === Alternative forms === night rider === Etymology === From night +‎ rider. === Noun === nightrider (plural nightriders) (historical, chiefly US) A member of a vigilante group that carried out nighttime raids. (historical, US, often capitalized) A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era. (member of the Ku Klux Klan): Synonym: whitecapper (chess) A fairy chess piece which moves in the direction of the knight any number of times. ==== Usage notes ==== (vigilante group): Used especially of members of historically documented vigilante groups in the Southern United States; for the groups themselves, see The Night Riders. ==== Related terms ==== (member of the Ku Klux Klan): Klansman