reinsman

American

[reynz-muhn] / ˈreɪnz mən /

noun

plural

reinsmen

a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.

reinsman British

/ ˈreɪnzmən /

noun

the driver in a trotting race

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Etymology

Origin of reinsman

First recorded in 1850–55; rein + -s ³ + -man

Example Sentences

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He survived a rocky reinsman’s career, then hung it up to try his hand at training.

From Literature

One pudgy 140-pound rider earned a place in reinsman legend by fooling a profoundly myopic clerk of scales by skewing the readout to register him at 110.

From Literature

Beyond that, Filion is a crafty reinsman who among other things, excels at a tactic that might be called the Herv� Hop.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Not if I can help it! not if I can help it!" yelled the deacon in reply, as, with something like a reinsman's skill, he instinctively lifted Jack to another spurt.

From Project Gutenberg

"Not if I can help it! not if I can help it!" yelled the deacon, in reply, as, with something like a reinsman's skill, he lifted Jack to another spurt.

From Project Gutenberg

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