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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 horsemanFirst recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman.See horse, -man OTHER WORDS FROM horsemanun·der·horse·man, noun, plural un·der·horse·men.Words nearby horsemanhorse latitudes, horselaugh, horseleech, horseless carriage, horse mackerel, horseman, horsemanship, horse marine, horsemint, horse mule, horse mushroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horsemanIn 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
noun plural -mena person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship a person who rides a horse Derived forms of horsemanhorsewoman, fem nCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to horsemanjockey, equestrian, cowboy, postilion, gaucho, broncobuster, pricker, roughrider, cavalryman, dragoon, buckaroo, equerry, horse guard |