roughrider

[ ruhf-rahy-der ]

noun

1. a person who breaks horses to the saddle.
2. a person accustomed to rough or hard riding.

roughrider

/ ˈrʌfˌraɪdə /

noun

1. a rider of wild or unbroken horses

Word History and Origins

Origin of roughrider¹

First recorded in 1725–35; rough + rider

Example Sentences

She is reported to have thrashed her man in her time, and is said to be a crack shot and the best roughrider for miles round.

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Then he stiffened and in all visible regards was again Old Chesty, the roughrider.

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Once active members of real Society; no woman could go back to "society," any more than a roughrider could return to a hobbyhorse.

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Underneath a roughrider hat Burton glimpsed her face as she looked off across the fields that marked the beginning of the course.

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I was described as his 'man Friday,' and as 'Roughrider Anderson.'

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