abider /əˈbɑɪ.dɚ/ noun2 •One who dwells or stays; a resident.But although it had everything 'to content the purse, the heart, the eye', there was a local proverb saying: 'What is best for the Abider is worst for the [Traveler] — 1610 •(no longer used) One who abides, or continues.Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts. — 1583 formsabiders