equestrienne

American  

[ih-kwes-tree-en] / ɪˌkwɛs triˈɛn /

noun

1. a woman who rides horses.

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equestrienne British  

/ ɪˌkwɛstrɪˈɛn /

noun

1. a female rider on horseback, esp one in a circus who performs acrobatics

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Gender

See -enne.

Etymology

Origin of equestrienne

First recorded in 1860–65; equestri(an) + -enne

Example Sentences

Gauzy, grinning Equestrienne Dorothy Herbert flings her arms and legs about with customary abandon.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when the increasing wrath of the Champion Lady Equestrienne of America led her to demand his instant and painful annihilation the worm turned.

From Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Ford, Sewell

Nella, the Child Equestrienne, was kissing her hand right to Emmy Lou from her horse's back.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

She was to be the Dauntless Equestrienne, and to give her enhancing act a barebacked daring, riding either a pig or a sheep, whichever we found was freshest and most skittish.

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

"The Equestrienne" is as clever and spirited a small work as he has done.

From Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard