horseman
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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On 29 January 2020, Andy was called in to his manager's office at Horseman Coaches, the Reading-based company at which he worked.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
The long-armed, horsey Chalicotheriidae, reminiscent of Bojack Horseman, won’t be joining us at the bar.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025
Mr. Caramanica and his co-host, the Times pop music reporter Joe Coscarelli, picked out the furniture for their studio at Horseman Antiques on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
Today the park’s entrance is graced with Oogie Boogie, the villain from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and its center features a Headless Horseman statue.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Horse and Horseman magazine, which polled horsemen, not sportswriters, had named Seabiscuit Horse of the Year, but the Turf and Sport vote was regarded as the deciding one.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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