Definition of "rider"

What context have you in mind?

A person is asked what he/she has in his/hers rider.
The answers are: Snickers bar, cold beer, jelly beans, lighter, etc.

I have never heard the word used in this way, and I couldn't find a corresponding definition in any of the six dictionaries I consultedt at www.one.look.com. Where exactly did you see this?

This months "TopGear" magazine, used in an interview, so it could be car related term. But I doubt it.
By the way, two of the six interviewees (of british and american nationality) didn't know what the term means, so I imagine it's either very specific, or used extremely rarely.

Ok, this is what I managed to find on the interwebs:

"If you're not familiar with what a "rider" is, it's basically a set of requests (demands) by a band, whether it be food and drink backstage or for technical purposes."

Hi

I think Anonymous may be right about your context, although that is in fact a legal/business term. It is a relatively small term in the contract, saying what the band wants (apart from the cash payment!) when they give the performance

I can imagine someone on Top Gear saying that they have a Snickers bar, cold beer, jelly beans and a lighter in their rider. It means,

Dave,

thanks for the confirmation. It seems that it is indeed a business/legal term, a "wish list" of sorts, and I was mistaken thinking otherwise.
BTW, it is me, the author of the question, who found that quote on the interwebs

Hi Karolis

I'm glad we have sorted that out

Yes, when I typed 'your context', I did wonder about that. I should have gone back and changed it

Best regards, Dave

AnonymousBTW, it is me, the author of the question, who found that quote on the interwebs

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