horseman

A drawing of a horseman.

Meaning

Noun

  • A man who rides a horse.
  • A soldier on horseback.
  • A man skilled in horsemanship.
  • A man in charge of work horses.
  • A swift-running land crab of the genus Ocypoda (genus), living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies.
  • A West Indian fish of the genus Equetes (genus)

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Origin

  • From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

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