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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Origin of horseman
First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man
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I know it as the “most exciting Asian American coffee hotspot,” a title that, I feel, represents both a very cool thing happening for sprouting businesses and sometimes also the fourth horseman of the apocalypse.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As Steinmetz snapped photos, the horseman looked up from his mower, spotted the drone and rerouted to the barn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 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
We go with him but the horseman is coming so quick he ain’t interested in us at all.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, says this portfolio manager.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Joseph Stiglitz says the four horsemen of the economic apocalypse are nearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Figuring out the purse for 34 of the 35 graded stakes races at Santa Anita is, for horsemen anyway, maddeningly simple: Just look up the minimum purse required in North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
They became horsemen, caballeros, men whose daily life was wrapped up in the ritual of horsemanship.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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