| Pronunciation: | | i'kwestreeun
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| Matching Terms: | | equestrian sport, equestrianism
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- [n] a man skilled in equitation
- [adj] of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
- [adj] of or relating to or composed of knights
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| | Synonyms: | | horseback rider, horseman |
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| | See Also: | | broncobuster, buster, fox hunter, horsewoman, jockey, picador, postilion, postillion, rider, roughrider |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\E*ques"tri*an\, a. [L. equester, from eques
horseman, fr. equus horse: cf. F. ['e]questre. See {Equine}.]
1. Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to
horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
2. Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian
statue.
An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains.
--Spectator.
3. Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities
or knights; as, the equestrian order. --Burke.
\E*ques"tri*an\, n.
One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.
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