white rider
Conquest or Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The ancient painting shows the white rider on a pale horse.”
“Many scholars interpret the white rider as a symbol of conquest appearing before the end of the world.”
“In the final book of the Bible, the white rider emerges from the opened seal, carrying a bow and wearing a crown of victory.”
A reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in which the rider of a white horse is identified as Conquest or Pestilence.
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black rider
Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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pale rider
Death, the Grim Reaper or angel of death; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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pearly whites
Teeth.
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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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wash a blackamoor white
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
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white bread
Bread made from white flour.
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white coat hypertension
Elevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
Last updated August 10, 2026