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horseman

[ hawrs-muh n ]

/ ˈhɔrs mən /

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noun, plural horse·men.

a person who is skilled in riding a horse.

a person on horseback.

a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.

Origin of horseman

First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man

OTHER WORDS FROM horseman

un·der·horse·man, noun, plural un·der·horse·men.

Words nearby horseman

horsehead nebula, horsehide, horselaugh, horseleech, horseless carriage, horseman, horsemanship, horsemint, horsens, horseplay, horseplayer

Example sentences from the Web for horseman

In retrospect, 2009 and 2010 were halcyon days in the Middle East, now that we seem just one horseman short of an apocalypse.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The horseman, aka Abraham, is actually passably cute, with a rocking bod and apparently steady source of income.

Naked Ben Franklin Christens the Campy Return of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ |Amy Zimmerman |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Naturally, the headless horseman is really the first horseman of the apocalypse.

‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is TV’s Craziest, Most Over-the-Top New Show ... And You Should Watch It |Amy Zimmerman |October 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Many of your books, from Lonesome Dove to Horseman, Pass By, have been adapted for the screen.

Larry McMurtry: How I Write |Noah Charney |April 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Wyoming horseman Buck Brannaman tends to give his charges the gentlest of tugs.

The Real-Life Horse Whisperer |Lloyd Grove |June 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The horseman halted, and gazed awhile along the road, as if undecided whether to take it or not.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
There was a clatter of hoofs, and a horseman dashed up and flung him the saddlebags.

Last of the Great Scouts |Helen Cody Wetmore
The clattering of hoofs sounded behind me, and a horseman rode up alongside.

The Scalp Hunters |Mayne Reid
At this the horseman laughed, and said: “May they cut off thy beard!”

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers |W. A. Clouston
A horseman who had been riding toward them across the moor now quickened his pace and closed swiftly upon them.

Sir Nigel |Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for horseman

horseman

/ (ˈhɔːsmən) /

noun plural -men

a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship

a person who rides a horse

Derived forms of horseman

horsewoman, fem n