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cavalryman

American  
[kav-uhl-ree-muhn, -man] / ˈkæv əl ri mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

PLURAL

cavalrymen
  1. a soldier in the cavalry.


Etymology

Origin of cavalryman

First recorded in 1855–60; cavalry + man

Example Sentences

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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

The park used to bear the name of Forrest and feature a statue of the cavalryman on a horse, but the name has been changed and the statue removed in recent years.

From Seattle Times

World War II British agents send retired Calcutta cavalrymen to sink three German ships off the coast of Goa.

From Los Angeles Times