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Definition of Night rider
1. Noun. Member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Night Rider
Literary usage of Night rider
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Messages and Documents of J. Frank Hanly: Governor of Indiana, January 9 by James Frank Hanly, Indiana Governor (1905-1909 : Hanly) (1909)
"... and to the Senate all documents and information in his possession relative to
the 'night rider' situation," has been received and given consideration. ..."
2. Treasure and trouble therewith: A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner (1917)
"... CHAPTER XIV THE night rider FEBRUARY had been a month of tremendous rains.
Days of downpour were succeeded by days of leaden skies and damp, ..."
3. Readings on American State Government by Paul Samuel Reinsch (1911)
"So far only two men, I believe, have been convicted of night-rider crimes, each
receiving a sentence of only one year, but victims of these outrages have ..."
4. Annual Report of the American Bar Association: Including Proceedings of the by American Bar Association (1909)
"... or even admission that he was a night rider or a night rider sympathizer.
So far, only two men, I believe, have been convicted of night rider crimes, ..."
5. Journal by Indiana General Assembly. Senate, Indiana, General Assembly, United States Congress Senate (1908)
"... J. Frank Hanly, Governor of the State of Indiana: For your information with
reference to the night rider situation in Southern Indiana, ..."
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