Riders - what is it? The meaning of the word "rider"

What can unite a rider, rider, lawn mower, car enthusiast, home simulator and art-manager? Each of them in one way or another connected with the newfangled, but not completely understandable word. Riders - what is it? Let's figure it out.

Etymology

Modern lexicon is changing very dynamically. Like most other fashionable words, the term "rider" is borrowed from English. In fact, this is just a transliteration of the word, which has its own direct analogue in Russian speech. Rider translates as a "rider".

Cowboys and bikers

So, a gentleman of the eighteenth century on a thoroughbred trotter, sunburned cowboy on a half-wild mustang, and even a young girl who had just started taking riding lessons at a horse club - they are all riders. What does this mean? Rider is a rider. But what about the everyday, garden, LED and other riders? How are they connected with riding? About everything in order. By the way, it should be said that over time, when the noble animals were replaced by iron horses, this word migrated to the biker subculture, firmly rooted in it and used to this day.

Technical hybrid

But the reason why a cross between a tractor and a lawn mower is also called this word, is understandable already far from immediately. The fact that garden riders from conventional lawn mowers are distinguished by the presence of a comfortable seat, and any tractor will be given a head start in maneuverability. That's called it in memory of the opportunities that were once available to any rider. The use of the garden rider is multifunctional: it is used for cutting grass, collecting garbage, cleaning snow, watering and fertilizing the soil.

Home Fitness

A sound word is, among other things, equipment for fitness. There are special training simulators-riders, which are a construction that resembles a bicycle. However, unlike an exercise bike, this sports projectile is designed to work with a larger group of muscles. The rider is designed as a scissors. And the essence of the exercises is reduced to lifting and lowering the weight of your body. This is somewhat boring, but effective, since you develop endurance and train the cardiovascular system of the whole organism, not subjecting unjustified loads to either knee or elbow joints.

A Tribute to Cinematography

Let's go into history a little. In 1982, a sci-fi television series "The Knight of the Roads" appeared on American screens, which was very popular not only throughout its four seasons, but also for a long time after that. The vastness of Russian television broadcasting conquered this creation in the late nineties. And not so long ago, in 2008, for the joy of fans was removed the continuation of the favorite story.

In the plot one of the main roles is played by the hero's car - he is intelligent, independent and able to communicate with his voice. On the hood of this machine is installed a strip of red LEDs that shimmer when the voice of the car sounds. This effect looks pretty stylish.

The name of the above-mentioned television series in English sounds "Knight Rider". In honor of it, LED riders are named - decorations from LED tapes, which are installed today on the hoods of cars.

Place in show business

But most often in modern lexicon this word is used in the sphere of show business. When organizing tours, agents of artists are made up of riders. What is it in this case? This is a detailed list of everything that may need a celebrity to speak. This includes both technical wishes for the design of the stage, and gastronomic predilections of the performers themselves.

If you recall the origin of the word (the basis is the verb "to go"), it is easy to understand why this document is so called. After all, we are talking about trips. And therefore it is not surprising that in so many-valued English the list of things necessary for travel from the verb is simply translated into the noun. It is striking that the Russian language, with all its wealth, so eagerly and indiscriminately absorbs overseas definitions. However, this is a completely separate topic.

Star fever

Many celebrities are very fond of riders. What is it, is not known by hearsay to the host party. And journalists are happy to try, illuminating the whims of the stars, eager for sensation. One gets the impression that in some cases the performers are deliberately making unreasonable demands just for the sake of being heard about again.

Riders of stars sometimes include absolutely unexpected items. For example, the group "Disco Crash" orders a live rooster with the person accompanying him. The bird is used in one of the rooms. After that, the living and unharmed representative of the birds return to the owner.

But "Otpetye scammers" prefer on stage inanimate props. For their number they order exactly 14 rolls of white toilet paper. Moreover, it is separately stipulated that the paper should not be perforated.

Taisiya Povaliy especially points out that the chauffeur servicing her must be sure with two hands. In addition, in the room she should expect a basketball. His singer uses it as a sports projectile for relaxation of the spine.

From domestic performers of amateurs to undoubtedly pleases Philip Kirkorov. His rider can hardly fit on a dozen pages and includes all the details of the stay: from a snow-white limousine, which must take it from the plane's ramp, to a meticulous description of the contents in the hotel's refrigerator.

Overseas whims

Household riders of some of the stars can be read like novels. And the point here is not in the beauty of the syllable, but in the volume. For example, the list of requirements of the singer Celine Dion occupies 67 pages of text. It's terrible to think about how much time it took to come up with them all. That there is only a meticulous transfer of interior items and colors of wallpaper!

The wishes of Jennifer Lopez include the constant presence of a person who must spray around the perfume from Chanel "White Gardenia". Tea prepared for it should be mixed against the clockwise direction. How to verify the implementation of this requirement, it remains only to guess. And when the singer feels the need to listen to music, she orders to give earphones decorated with diamonds.

Madonna believes that after every visit to the toilet there it is necessary to change the toilet seat. In the room it should expect fresh white orchids, salt from the depths of the Dead Sea and three special candles. And if someone dares to break the silence, she simply requires compensation for moral damage.

How the candy prevented catastrophe

However, it also happens that behind what seems to be a ridiculous and stupid claim lies something more serious than it might seem at first glance. This statement is true in the case of the American hard rock band Van Halen.

The rider of the group since the eighties includes one strange item. And it is registered in the middle of the technical specification. The actors wished that there was always a vase with candies "M & M" in the locker room, but there should not be a single brown dragee among them.

Sort a couple of packets of sweets is not much work. However, this item was invented specially, and its execution is an indicator that all other requirements have also been taken into account and implemented. And among them there is a special image of the need for the scene to be properly strengthened. And this is no longer just a celebrity whim.

The similar requirement speaks that the group "Van Halen" uses at the speeches the specialized equipment which in itself is cumbersome and heavy. Add to this the specifics of the performance of hard rock, when several adult men from all the urine gallop across the stage, and get a serious pressure on the load-bearing structures.

Perhaps, about this little trickery so no one would ever have learned, had it not been for the exemplary precedent that occurred in one of the tours. It was at the University of Colorado. Entering the dressing room, the artists discovered their candy, but among them were also covered with brown glaze. Immediately the question arose about the proper execution of the remaining requirements. Since the item on sorting the pills was made in the document, they had the right to demand a test of the strength of the scene.

During the check, the scene collapsed. The concert was canceled. However, thanks to such foresight, not only the integrity of expensive equipment was preserved, but, quite possibly, not one young life.