horseman

[hawrs-muhn]

noun

plural

horsemen 

1. a person who is skilled in riding a horse.

2. a person on horseback.

3. a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.

horseman

/ ˈhɔːsmən /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship

2. a person who rides a horse

Other Word Forms

• horsewoman noun
• underhorseman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of horseman¹

First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man

Example Sentences

They’re riding the four horsemen of the American apocalypse as if they were halftime entertainment at a UFC cage match held on the South Lawn.

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Adding to the frustration of the horsemen and horse players is the lack of information coming from the tracks on how they plan to address this issue and secure their future.

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“The cuckoo clock, the Dutch door, the daylight basement — humble horsemen of the domestic Apocalypse. The VWs, parked in the driveway.”

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“This marked a dramatic pivot in the ‘blame game’ moving away from surface issues, soils, extreme weather and management of same, to blaming horsemen.”

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We just said, ‘OK, here’s your millions of dollars, horsemen, increase purses.’

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