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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A soldier who serves in the light cavalry.
2. 2
   A member of species Chaetodipterus faber of West Indian fish with a high dorsal fin and brilliant colours. US, obsolete
3. 3
   A member of species Pagrus auratus of snapper, whose skull is shaped in the front like a cap worn by light-horsemen. Australia, obsolete

Etymology

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + horseman (noun).

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