light-horseman
noun
a light-armed cavalry soldier.
light-horsemen
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pluralof light-horseman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Venerers, Prickers, and Verderers: huntsmen, light-horsemen, and guardians of the vert and venison in the Duke's forest.
From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Hiram Corson
Other regiments of regular cavalry were less heavily armed, and there were several bodies of light-horsemen, whom Alexander's conquests in Egypt and Syria had enabled him to mount superbly.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Dragoons, Swiss, Guardsmen, Musketeers, light-horsemen, succeeded one another with a rapidity which might answer the purpose of the host very well, but agreed badly with the views of the four friends.
From The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père
Time was, when the "light-horsemen" of the river were in their heyday, that £25,000 worth of property was stolen annually.
From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by George Dilnot
In the year 1756, when some apprehensions of an invasion were entertained, he made a voluntary offer to furnish at his own expense, ten light-horsemen completely armed and accoutred, which proposal was accepted.
From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Robert Williams
