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Vinony

horseman

noun

  1. one who works with horses, sometimes professional (see also wrangler)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɹsmən/ / /ˈhɔːsmən/

name

Etymology: From horseman.

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

  1. A man who rides a horse.
  2. A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.

    “A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all.”

    “A royal grave (dated seventh century B.C.) still shows vital details of the conditions of warrior horsemen in their formative phase. This is the grave at Arzan in Tuwa, opened under the guidance of the Nestor of Siberian archeology, M. P. Grjaznov.”

  3. A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
  4. A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.
  5. A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).
  6. Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
  7. Any fish of the genus Equetus.
  8. A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.