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