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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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