1. a person who steals a car and drives it for pleasure, typically abandoning it afterwards
Usage: informal

Examples

• The joyrider crashed the stolen vehicle into a fence.
• Police arrested three joyriders who had taken cars from the mall parking lot.
• The car was found abandoned after joyriders had driven it around town.
• Security cameras caught the joyrider breaking into the vehicle.
• Insurance companies often refuse to cover damage caused by joyriders.
• The joyrider led police on a high-speed chase through the city.