pale rider

English

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. The Lamb is visible at the top.

Etymology

A reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is Death.

Pronunciation

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Noun

the pale rider

1. (idiomatic) Death, the Grim Reaper or angel of death; and one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Synonyms

• (personification of death): rider, Azrael, death/Death, the Grim Reaper/reaper, the angel of death, the Shinigami, psychopomp

Coordinate terms

• white rider (Pestilence/Conquest)
• red rider (War)
• black rider (Famine)

Translations

one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse

See also

• Death (personification) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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