outrider

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

outrider
    n 1: an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Outrider \Out"rid`er\, n.
   1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.
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   2. One who rides out on horseback, beyond the main group, e.
      g., as a scout. --Chaucer.
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   3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
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