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equestrian

[ ih-kwes-tree-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders:

    equestrian skill.

  2. mounted on horseback:

    equestrian knights.

  3. representing a person mounted on a horse:

    an equestrian statue.

  4. pertaining to or composed of knights or mounted warriors:

    an equestrian code of honor.

  5. of or relating to the ancient Roman equites.


noun

  1. a person who rides horses.

equestrian

/ ɪˈkwɛstrɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to horses and riding
  2. on horseback; mounted
  3. depicting or representing a person on horseback

    an equestrian statue

  4. of, relating to, or composed of Roman equites
  5. of, relating to, or composed of knights, esp the imperial free knights of the Holy Roman Empire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person skilled in riding and horsemanship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • eˈquestrianˌism, noun
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Other Words From

  • e·questri·an·ism noun
  • none·questri·an adjective noun
  • une·questri·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equestrian1

1650–60; < Latin equestri ( s ) (compare eques horseman) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equestrian1

C17: from Latin equestris, from eques horseman, knight, from equus horse
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Example Sentences

Feel free to offer a cupcake to any or all passing hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians, or people who are riding another type of animal.

Naghmeh Khanjani, a 26-year-old equestrian who is not competing at Tokyo, for years lived and studied in the Czech Republic yet decided a couple of years ago to return home to continue her riding career in Iran with the sole support of her family.

From Time

India also saw its first equestrian to qualify in 19 years and the first fencer to ever qualify.

From Quartz

I’m in Carvins Cove Natural Reserve which, at more than 12,000 acres, features 60 miles of mountain bike, hiking and equestrian trails.

According to two of the people who accompanied him on that trip, their base of operations was a luxury hotel and spa called the Equides Club, which boasts its own golf course and equestrian stables on the southern edge of Kyiv.

From TIme

The name of his equestrian club and residential land development derives from the Otomí native people of central Mexico.

All Great Bull Runs are held on equestrian-friendly surfaces to make for softer landings.

We sat down in the sunshine on the bench at the foot of the equestrian statue of General Sheridan.

Think scarves with over-printed icons, painted flower-and-leaf prints, and equestrian blankets.

Supermodel Edie Campbell offers an intimate look into her off-the-runway life as an equestrian.

If you be an accomplished equestrian, you will prefer being outside, and (as has been said) to the left.

As he was pondering he remarked that they crossed an open place where stood an equestrian statue in the midst.

Thurstane, an infantryman, and only a fair equestrian, would not have been half so effective in this combat of caballeros.

By the time she was in a condition to look at the equestrian portraits she had grown cold and hard as marble.

You may see his equestrian portrait by Paolo Uccello over the north-west doorway in his habit as he lived.

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