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cavalrywoman

cavalrywoman

8.1
A woman soldier who fights while riding horses or in armored vehicles
  • noun
  • /ˈkævəlriˌwʊmən/
translation icon : caballera
  • The cavalrywoman led her troops into battle.

Examples

  • The museum exhibit featured the uniform of a nineteenth-century cavalrywoman.

  • Historical records mention several brave cavalrywomen who fought in the war.

  • As a skilled cavalrywoman, she led her unit through rough terrain with confidence.

  • Many cavalrywomen participated in the parade.

  • As a skilled cavalrywoman, she led her unit through rough terrain with confidence.

  • Historical records mention several brave cavalrywomen who fought in the war.

  • The museum exhibit featured the uniform of a nineteenth-century cavalrywoman.

Synonyms

trooper
vscavalrywoman
18 5.8

A soldier who fights in tanks or armored vehicles

is a female soldier limited to mounted unit service rather than any troop role
dragoon
vscavalrywoman
  • Archaic
8 9.9

A soldier who rides a horse and fights on foot

is a modern or general female mounted soldier, not a historic type
military woman
vscavalrywoman
3 3.7

A woman who serves in the army or navy

is the same but restricted to service within mounted units
cavalryman
vscavalrywoman
2 8.1

A soldier who fights on horseback or in vehicles

is the same role but specifically female
cavalier
vscavalrywoman
  • Archaic
1 7.9

A soldier or knight who fights while riding a horse

is a female military member serving in a mounted unit rather than a noble horseman
servicewoman
vscavalrywoman
1 4.3

A woman who works in the army or navy

is a woman who serves specifically within mounted military units
cavalry soldier
vscavalrywoman
6.0

A soldier who fights on horseback

is the same mounted role but specifies a female soldier

Surface Forms

cavalrywoman singular
cavalrywomen plural

Morphology

cavalrywoman = cavalry + woman (transparent) = cavalry + woman

The compound 'cavalry' + 'woman' directly denotes a woman who serves in the cavalry, a meaning easily inferred from the components.

Etymology

Cavalrywoman comes from cavalry ('soldiers who ride horses') and woman ('female person'). So, a cavalrywoman is a woman soldier you can picture on horseback or, in modern times, in tanks and other armored vehicles.