English Explanatory Dictionary

horseman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔɹsmən/ /ˈhɔːsmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-horseman.wav

Word forms

horseman horsemen Horsemans

Etymology

From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

Related words

horse boy horse girl horsemanship

Derived words

belted horseman Four Horsemen Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Headless Horseman Horseman horsemanning light-horseman spotted horseman underhorseman
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