pale rider
Death, the Grim Reaper or angel of death; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The old stories describe death as a pale rider.”
“In the ancient prophecy, the arrival of the pale rider signals the end of the world.”
“The villagers watched the horizon with dread, fearing that the pale rider had finally come to claim the souls of the fallen.”
A reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in which the rider of a pale horse is Death.
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black rider
Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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pale in comparison
To appear small or unimportant in relation to something else.
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red rider
War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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runners and riders
The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.
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white rider
Conquest or Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Last updated August 10, 2026