HORSEMAN

horseman, horse fancier

(noun) a person who breeds and cares for horses

horseman, equestrian, horseback rider

(noun) a man skilled in equitation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horseman (plural horsemen)

A man who rides a horse.

A soldier on horseback.

A man skilled in horsemanship.

(UK, agriculture, obsolete) A man in charge of work horses.

A swift-running land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies.

(obsolete) A West Indian fish of the genus Equetes

Synonyms

• equestrian

Anagrams

• menorahs, rhamnose

Source: Wiktionary


Horse"man, n.; pl. Horsemen (.

1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.

2. (Mil.)

Definition: A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.

3. (Zoöl.) (a) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly. (b) A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman (E. lanceolatus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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