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horse·man (hôrs′mən)

noun pl. horsemen -·men (-mən)

  1. a man who rides on horseback
  2. a man skilled in the riding, managing, or care of horses

Etymology: ME horsman

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horseman Synonyms

horseman

n.

rider, equestrian, equerry, roughrider, cavalryman, horse guard, dragoon, horse driver, horse trainer, keeper of horses, gaucho, pricker, buckaroo, postilion, broncobuster*, saddle sitter*, live weight*, monkey*, gypsy*; see also cowboy 1, jockey, rider 1.


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horseman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: On a stormy night in 1336 the local villagers saw a lone horseman dressed in black approach the castle.

Adjective modifier

  • headless: There is a headless horseman who patrols along the Tyndall Avenue at night on his black horse.

Modifies a noun

  • anemone: The horseman anemone is bigger, with smaller warts which do not usually have gravel stuck to them.

Noun used with modifier

  • master: In addition he is a master horseman, extremely fit, and very acrobatic.

Preposition: in

  • triumph: Interestingly, around 1,000 years separate the two ' horseman in triumph ' examples mentioned above.
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horseman quotes

When I was a young man, I wanted to be three things: I wanted to be the world's greatest horseman, the world's greatest economist, and the world's greatest lover. Unfortunately I never became the world's greatest horseman.

-Schumpeter,Joseph Alois

Under bare Ben Bulben's head In Drumcliffe churchyard Yeats is laid, An ancestor was rector there Long years ago; a church stands near, By the road an ancient Cross. No marble, no conventional phrase, On limestone quarried near the spot By his command these words are cut: Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!

-Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

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