Horseman

4 definitions found

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

  Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. {Horsemen}.
     1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of
        horses; a mounted man.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.


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     3. (Zool.)
        (a) A land crab of the genus {Ocypoda}, living on the
            coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running
            very swiftly.
        (b) A West Indian fish of the genus {Eques}, as the
            light-horseman ({Eques lanceolatus}).
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horseman
       n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {equestrian}, {horseback
            rider}]
       2: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horse
          fancier}]

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

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "horseman":
     broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero, cavalier, cavalryman, chevalier,
     circus rider, cowboy, cowgirl, cowpuncher, equestrian,
     equestrienne, gaucho, horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker,
     horsewoman, jockey, knight, mounted policeman, postboy, postilion,
     puncher, rider, roughrider, steeplechaser, trick rider, vaquero
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Horseman
     Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned
     Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., men who rode in chariots. The
     army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We
     find that at a later period, however, the Egyptians had cavalry
     (2 Chr. 12:3). (See {HORSE}.)