horseman

Meaning

  1. A man who rides a horse.
  2. A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
  3. A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
  4. A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.
  5. A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).
  6. Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
  7. Any fish of the genus Equetus.
  8. A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
horse‧man
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔɹsmən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

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