horseman
Americannoun
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horsemen
plural
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a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
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a person on horseback.
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a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.
noun
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a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship
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a person who rides a horse
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Etymology
Origin of horseman
First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man
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Irving’s whimsically inventive “Sketch Book” of stories introduced Rip Van Winkle, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow and other timelessly folkloric figures to an eager readership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“I’ve been doing this home so long, maybe I’m losing track,” he says, casting a critical eye at the headless horseman rearing above him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
Each horseman inherits his role from an older male relative, making the cuadrillas, as the battles are called, the domain of just a few families.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
The trainer was living out of a horse stall, sharing it with another struggling horseman.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, says this portfolio manager.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
With a small party of horsemen, Coronado pressed on to what is now Kansas and found Quivira.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Topping off the spectacle was a military parade including nearly sixty thousand infantry and more than twenty thousand horsemen.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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