cavalryman
Americannoun
plural
cavalrymenEtymology
Origin of cavalryman
Example Sentences
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“The heat was suffocating,” a French cavalryman remembered.
From Literature
Outside the barn, Conger, Baker, Doherty, and the cavalrymen tensed for action.
From Literature
Kornilov, a Siberian Cossack, appeared in public surrounded by a bodyguard of tribal Turkmen cavalrymen, and posters with his image adorned Moscow streets in 1917.
From New York Times
It took museum officials a couple of weeks to notice that the thumb was missing from a warrior known as the cavalryman.
From New York Times
Confederate cavalryman Joseph Wheeler is honored by the state of Alabama with a statue in National Statuary Hall.
From Washington Post
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