cavalry soldier
- noun
- /ˈkævəlri ˈsoʊldʒər/
:
soldado de caballería
- The cavalry soldier led his unit through the mountainous terrain, expertly navigating the challenges.
So he's dressed as this sort of cavalry soldier and he's shaking and quaking and he's afraid.
- So he's dressed as this sort of cavalry soldier and he's shaking and quaking and he's afraid.
Examples
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Reputed to have been a cavalry soldier sometime in the past, but not to the personal knowledge of his confederates.
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So he's dressed as this sort of cavalry soldier and he's shaking and quaking and he's afraid.
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During the battle, the cavalry soldier charged bravely into enemy lines on his horse.
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In historical reenactments, a cavalry soldier typically wears a uniform that reflects the time period of the 19th century.
Synonyms
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A soldier who fights in tanks or armored vehicles
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9.9
A soldier who rides a horse and fights on foot
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9.9
A soldier on horseback armed with a long spear, often in Europe in the past
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A soldier in medieval times who wears heavy armour and fights on horseback
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A soldier who fights on horseback or in vehicles
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A soldier or knight who fights while riding a horse
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A soldier who rides fast horses and wears fancy uniforms
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A soldier who fights on horseback and uses a short rifle
A woman soldier who fights while riding horses or in armored vehicles
A soldier on horseback who fights using a long pole with a metal tip
A soldier on horseback from Russia and Eastern Europe known for bravery and skill
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a soldier who fights mounted on horseback' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cavalry' (soldiers who fight on horseback/vehicles) with 'soldier' (an enlisted army person). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows regular English compounding and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Cavalry soldier The noun cavalry soldier comes from old armies where fighters rode horses into battle. The word cavalry originally meant 'horse', so a cavalry soldier is literally a 'soldier on horseback', which is why it means a soldier who fights while riding a horse.