English

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

Noun

pale rider ‎(uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) "The Pale Rider"; another name for Death, "The Grim Reaper", "the 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

See also

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