Horseman

//ˈhɔɹsmən// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who rides a horse.
  2. 2
    a male person who breeds and cares for horses wordnet
  3. 3
    A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.

    "A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all."

  4. 4
    a man skilled in equitation wordnet
  5. 5
    A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
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  1. 6
    A man in charge of work horses; a teamster. UK, archaic, especially
  2. 7
    A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler). UK, archaic, especially
  3. 8
    Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode. archaic
  4. 9
    Any fish of the genus Equetus. archaic
  5. 10
    A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
equestrianbroncobusterbuckaroocaballerocavaliercavalryman

Example

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"In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

Etymology 2

From horseman.

Related phrases

Four HorsemenFour Horsemen of the ApocalypseHeadless Horsemanbelted horsemanlight-horsemanspotted horseman

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