black rider
Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The ancient story describes the black rider bringing hunger to the land.”
“In the old prophecy, the black rider appears during times of great drought and famine.”
“The villagers trembled as the dark clouds gathered, fearing the arrival of the black rider would signal the end of their harvest.”
From the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in which the rider of the black horse represents Famine.
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black babies
Third-world charities, the missions.
- 02
black day
A day of great disaster, misfortune or unhappiness.
- 03
black gold
Raw petroleum; crude oil.
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black hat
A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
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black mark
Something that negatively affects someone's reputation.
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black market
Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
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black out
To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.
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black over Bill's mother's
Describing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.
Last updated August 10, 2026