equestrian

[ ih-kwes-tree-uh n ]

/ ɪˈkwɛs tri ən /

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adjective

of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders: equestrian skill.

mounted on horseback: equestrian knights.

representing a person mounted on a horse: an equestrian statue.

pertaining to or composed of knights or mounted warriors: an equestrian code of honor.

of or relating to the ancient Roman equites.

noun

a person who rides horses.

RELATED WORDS

horseman, rider, horsewoman

Nearby words

Origin of equestrian

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

Related formse·ques·tri·an·ism, nounnon·e·ques·tri·an, adjective, nounun·e·ques·tri·an, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for equestrian

equestrian

/ (ɪˈkwɛstrɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to horses and riding

on horseback; mounted

depicting or representing a person on horsebackan equestrian statue

of, relating to, or composed of Roman equites

of, relating to, or composed of knights, esp the imperial free knights of the Holy Roman Empire

noun

a person skilled in riding and horsemanship

Derived Formsequestrianism, noun

Word Origin for equestrian

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

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Word Origin and History for equestrian

equestrian

adj.

1650s, formed in English from Latin equester (genitive equestris) "of a horseman," from eques "horseman, knight," from equus "horse" (see equine). As a noun, "one who rides on horseback," from 1791. The pseudo-French fem. equestrienne is attested from 1848.