steeplechaser
- noun
- /ˈstiːpəlˌtʃeɪsər/
:
caballo de obstáculos
- He's a steeplechaser.
Examples
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Come in, my old horse, my old steeplechaser.
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- What's a steeplechaser dad?
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Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative thrust himself into the year-end Eclipse Award picture for champion steeplechaser with an impressive last-to-first victory in the Grade 1, $100,000 Colonial Cup on Saturday.
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The champion steeplechaser jumped over every fence with ease during the race.
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Her horse is a remarkable steeplechaser, having won several competitions last season.
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After training for months, he finally entered his first steeplechase as a steeplechaser.
Synonyms
35
2.2
A horse bred and trained to run in races
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2.0
An animal like a horse or dog that runs in competitions to see who is fastest
How Trained
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2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
steeplechaser = steeplechase (semi-transparent) = steeple + chase + er
The horse is named by adding the agentive '-er' to the sport term 'steeplechase', but the base term is a lexicalized race name rather than a fully compositional everyday phrase.
Etymology
The word steeplechaser comes from the old race name steeplechase, which began when riders raced across fields from one church steeple ('church tower') to another and chase means 'to run after' or 'race'. So a steeplechaser is a horse trained to jump fences and run that long, fast course.