- circuit rider
- noun Date: 1837 a clergyman assigned to a circuit especially in a rural area
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
circuit rider
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Circuit rider — is a term originating from the United States for any professional who travels a regular circuit of locations to provide services, and has several specific applications: For the position in the Rural Water industry, see Circuit rider… … Wikipedia
circuit rider — ☆ circuit rider n. a minister who traveled from place to place in an assigned circuit to preach … English World dictionary
circuit rider — 1. (formerly) a minister who rode horseback from place to place to preach and perform religious ceremonies. 2. someone, as a public official or a nurse, who travels throughout a given territory to provide services. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * ▪… … Universalium
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Circuit rider (U.S. court system) — This page refers to traveling jurists. For other uses, see Circuit rider. Circuit rider is a term in the United States for a professional who travels a regular circuit of locations to provide services. The term first came into widespread… … Wikipedia
Circuit rider (U.S. Court system) — This page refers to traveling jurists. For other uses, see Circuit rider. Circuit rider is a term in the United States for a professional who travels a regular circuit of locations to provide services. The term first came into widespread… … Wikipedia
circuit rider — noun : a typically Methodist preacher assigned to a circuit especially on the frontier … Useful english dictionary
circuit rider — noun a) An itinerant preacher, especially a Methodist b) a judge who holds court in a series of towns … Wiktionary
circuit rider — cir′cuit rid er n. rel (formerly) a minister who rode throughout a given territory to preach • Etymology: 1830–40, amer … From formal English to slang
