horseman
Americannoun
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a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
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a person on horseback.
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a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.
noun
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a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship
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a person who rides a horse
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Origin of horseman
First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man
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Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As Steinmetz snapped photos, the horseman looked up from his mower, spotted the drone and rerouted to the barn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“This is a hugely labor intensive business on both the horseman side and the on the track side. That creates challenges.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
Samir turned back to the crowd and nodded at a straight-faced horseman, who said, “I heard about the Rogue Legion, and those guys in Khotan really hated the saddles you sold them.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
They could also have been hard to like—wealthy, Oxford-educated entrepreneurs who, as “the two horsemen of the recession,” destroy numerous workers’ livelihoods before following their own dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, says this portfolio manager.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
The two huge machines faced each other, with their tall metal booms stretched out at an angle, like two medieval horsemen with their long swords tipped forward.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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