red 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 red horse is War.

Noun

the red rider

  1. (idiomatic) War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

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