horseman
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈhɔrsˌmən/
:
jinete
- During the competition, the horseman demonstrated remarkable poise and control over his horse.
He had a huge heart, very talented, great horseman, great man.
- He had a huge heart, very talented, great horseman, great man.
- And I wasn't much of A horseman either, to tell you the truth.
- These societies would all attempt to create mounted horsemen who used archery and they did a good job.
- The weapon of first strike for the horseman is the Lance, the long Lance over your back.
- And one of the reasons why this happened was that the Parthians were very competent Archers and horsemen.
- You know, they see all the horsemen line up, but it's uneven ground.
- There's going to be a moment when horse, horse mounted Cossacks, horsemen show up at the bottom of the steps and get them in a pincher.
Examples
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There, I spied a horseman galloping from the direction of the Earley place.
Fiction book (1997) -
After you've ridden another 10, 15,000 miles, you might make a fair-to-middlin' horseman.
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No horseman would leave my camp ahead of yours.
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Suddenly, Ichabod turned and saw a horseman behind him.
Fiction book (1999) -
He had a huge heart, very talented, great horseman, great man.
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He was a brilliant horseman and patron of the arts, and a keen chess player.
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Any good horseman will tell you that Secretariat is built for speed and Sham is built for distance.
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A single horseman was racing toward them, not by the road but crosswise over the hillocks.
Fiction book (2001) -
The best swordsman, the finest horseman the fastest runner, and the strongest wrestler.
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The skilled horseman expertly guided his mount through the challenging terrain.
Synonyms
4
6.3
A person who rides horses, often in sport or competition
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7.9
A soldier or knight who fights while riding a horse
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3.1
A person on a horse, often for sport or travel
A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horseman is made from horse and man, meaning 'horse' and 'man'. Over time it also came to mean a man who rides horses well, so it is used for a skilled rider or a leader on horseback.