strider

[ strahy-der ]

noun

1. a person who takes long, swift steps:

   The town’s gotten busier—on Main Street at lunchtime, you'll see a higher proportion of striders to strollers than there’s been in quite some time.

2. water strider ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of strider¹

stride ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Unlike running or my herky-jerky stints on the Nordic Machine strider in the basement, there was no specter of calories.

From Salon

He would build a sort of water strider, a catamaran, and row it.

From Literature

“He’s a long strider. It doesn’t look like he would be fast, but he is and I think he’s done a nice job at first base.”

From Seattle Times

Trygstad, an avid fly fisherman, has long observed water striders and would like to further study their movements.

From Science Daily

Biologists and physicists have long studied water-walking insects, and already, scooting water striders have helped engineers build robots that can leap from the water’s surface.

From Science Magazine