horsewoman

[hawrs-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

horsewomen 

1. a woman who rides on horseback.

2. a woman who is skilled in managing or riding horses.

Other Word Forms

• horsewomanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of horsewoman¹

First recorded in 1555–65; horse + woman

Example Sentences

“Actually, I’m not going to lie,” said another of those horsewomen and horsemen who go about their jobs each day out there.

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That is perhaps an even more painful blow to Elizabeth, a dedicated horsewoman who has had entrants in the derby.

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From her longtime estate in Upperville, she was a staple of Virginia’s hunt country social scene and a champion horsewoman until leaving the saddle at 85.

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“My entire barn is devastated by the news,” Baffert said in a statement, a feeling that echoed back across the decades with other horsemen and horsewomen.

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Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man.

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