Meaning of Horseman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
2. A man who rides a horse.
3. An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
   countable, uncountable
4. A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
5. A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
6. A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.
   UK, archaic, especially
7. A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).
   UK, archaic, especially
8. Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
   archaic
9. Any fish of the genus Equetus.
   archaic
10. A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.

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Examples

“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.”

“At this, the Shan-yü, leading over 100,000 horsemen through the fortifications, entered at the fortification of Wu-chou 武州.”

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