Equestrian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, a. [L. equester, from eques
     horseman, fr. equus horse: cf. F. ['e]questre. See {Equine}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to
        horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
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     2. Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian
        statue.
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              An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains.
                                                    --Spectator.
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     3. Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities
        or knights; as, the equestrian order. --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, n.
     One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  equestrian
       adj 1: of or relating to or composed of knights
       2: of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
       n : a man skilled in equitation [syn: {horseman}, {horseback
           rider}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "equestrian":
     asinine, bovid, bovine, broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero, caprid,
     caprine, cavalier, cavalryman, chevalier, circus rider, cowboy,
     cowgirl, cowish, cowlike, cowpuncher, deerlike, equestrienne,
     equine, gaucho, goatish, goatlike, hircine, hoggish, hoofed,
     horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker, horseman, horsewoman,
     horsy, jockey, knight, mounted policeman, mulish, ovine, piggish,
     postboy, postilion, puncher, rider, roughrider, ruminant, sheepish,
     sheeplike, steeplechaser, swinish, trick rider, ungulate,
     vaquero