horseman

Pronunciation:		'horsmun
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Matching Terms:		horsemanship
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a person who breeds and cares for horses [n] a man skilled in equitation

	Synonyms:	equestrian, horse fancier, horseback rider

	See Also:	animal fancier, broncobuster, buster, fox hunter, horsewoman, jockey, picador, postilion, postillion, rider, roughrider

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Horse"man\, n.; pl. {Horsemen}. 1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man. 2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A land crab of the genus {Ocypoda}, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly. (b) A West Indian fish of the genus {Eques}, as the light-horseman ({E. lanceolatus}).

Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We find that at a later period, however, the Egyptians had cavalry (2 Chr. 12:3). (See HORSE.)

Thesaurus Terms

	Related Terms:	broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero, cavalier, cavalryman, chevalier, circus rider, cowboy, cowgirl, cowpuncher, equestrian, equestrienne, gaucho, horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker, horsewoman, jockey, knight, mounted policeman, postboy, postilion, puncher, rider, roughrider, steeplechaser, trick rider, vaquero