Dictionary

horseman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhoːsmən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈhɔːsmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɔɹsmən/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man Middle English horsman English horseman From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

Meanings

1. A man who rides a horse.
2. A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
   • At this, the Shan-yü, leading over 100,000 horsemen through the fortifications, entered at the fortification of Wu-chou 武州. 2011, Ssu-ma Ch'ien, edited by William H. Nienhauser, Jr., The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume IX: The Memoirs of Han China, volume II, published 2019, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 186:
   • A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
   • 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. 1989 [1988], Karl Jettmar, “The art of the Steppes”, in The History of Art, Blitz Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62:
3. A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
4. (UK, archaic, especially) A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.
5. (UK, archaic, especially) A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).
6. (archaic) Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
7. (archaic) Any fish of the genus Equetus.
8. A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.

Forms

Coordinates

horsewoman (various senses) · dogman · wolfman

Deriveds

Four Horsemen · light-horseman · spotted horseman · Horseman · Headless Horseman · Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse · belted horseman · horsemanning · underhorseman · headless horseman

Hypernyms

rider

Relateds

horse boy · horsemanship · horse girl

Translations (136)

fa-ira سَوار (man who rides a horse) · grc ἱππεύς (soldier on horseback) · uk наї́зник (man who rides a horse) · he רַכָּב (man who rides a horse) · pl kawalerzysta (soldier on horseback) · el καβαλάρης (soldier on horseback) · ru нае́здник (man who rides a horse) · ka მხედარი (man who rides a horse) · uk кінно́тник (soldier on horseback) · ko 기병 (soldier on horseback) · rup cãvãlar (man who rides a horse) · lv jājējs (man who rides a horse) · mk кавалери́ст (soldier on horseback) · sv ryttare (man who rides a horse) · fi ratsumies (soldier on horseback) · te రౌతు (man who rides a horse) · grc ἱππότης (man who rides a horse) · is reiðmaður (man who rides a horse) · th นักขี่ม้า (man who rides a horse) · az atlı (man who rides a horse) · alt атту (man who rides a horse) · es caballero (soldier on horseback) · gl ginete (man who rides a horse) · et ratsanik (man who rides a horse) · ang ridda (soldier on horseback) · ur سَوار (man who rides a horse) · el αλογάνθρωπος (man skilled in horsemanship) · cop ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ (man who rides a horse) · vi kị sĩ (man who rides a horse) · ko 기수 (man who rides a horse) · is hestamaður (man who rides a horse) · tr atlı (man who rides a horse) · sh ко̏њанӣк (man who rides a horse) · fi hevosmies (man skilled in horsemanship) · ky атчан (man who rides a horse) · sl jezdec (man who rides a horse) · ar فَارِس (man who rides a horse) · mk ко́њик (man who rides a horse) · el ιππέας (man who rides a horse) · ltg juojiejs (man who rides a horse) · pt cavaleiro (soldier on horseback) · fi ratsumies (man who rides a horse) · cu въсадьникъ (man who rides a horse) · ka ცხენოსანი (man who rides a horse) · gv markiagh (soldier on horseback) · hy ձիավոր (soldier on horseback) · sh ја̀ха̄ч (man who rides a horse) · pl koniarz (man skilled in horsemanship) · ltg raitinīks (man who rides a horse) · mk ко́њаник (soldier on horseback) · hi सवार (man who rides a horse) · lv jātnieks (man who rides a horse) · pl jeździec (man skilled in horsemanship) · tr 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ко́нник (man who rides a horse) · uk ве́ршник (man who rides a horse) · rup cavalarã (man who rides a horse) · ga marcach (man who rides a horse) · es jinete (man who rides a horse) · mk ко́њаник (man who rides a horse) · ru вса́дник (man who rides a horse) · nb rytter (man who rides a horse) · sip རྟ་པོ (man who rides a horse) · shi amnay (man skilled in horsemanship) · sv kavallerist (soldier on horseback) · fr cavalier (man who rides a horse) · ro cavaler (soldier on horseback) · ka კავალერისტი (soldier on horseback) · mk у́лан (soldier on horseback) · cmn 騎手 /骑手 (man who rides a horse) · hy հեծյալ (man who rides a horse) · lt jojikas (man who rides a horse) · be нае́знік (man who rides a horse) · hi अश्वरोही (man who rides a horse) · lo ຄົນຂີ່ມ້າ (man who rides a horse) · cs jezdec (man who rides a horse) · lt raitelis (man who rides a horse) · nl ruiter (man who rides a horse) · fa-ira اَسْبسَوار (man who rides a horse) · hy ձիավոր (man who rides a horse) · vi kị mã (man who rides 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who rides a horse) · rup sufari (man who rides a horse) · is riddari (man who rides a horse)