light-horseman
[ lahyt-hawrs-muh n ]
/ ˈlaɪtˌhɔrs mən /
noun, plural light-horse·men.
a light-armed cavalry soldier.
Origin of light-horseman
First recorded in 1540–50;
light horse +
man1
Words nearby light-horseman
light-fingered,
light-footed,
light-handed,
light-headed,
light-hearted,
light-horseman,
light-minded,
light-o'-love,
light-rail,
light-sensitive,
light-struck
Example sentences from the Web for light-horseman
No epicure in England could pick a head with more glee and dexterity than they do that of a light-horseman.
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson |Watkin TenchEstradiot, an Albanian dragoon or light-horseman, employed in the French army in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousThen we determined to run up to Buenos Aires, and with our light-horseman to take one of the pinnaces that rid at the town.
The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell |Andrew Battell