horseman C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled horse-man US /ˈhɔɹsmən/ UK /ˈhɔːsmən/ See IPA manual Freq #14018 Meanings 1 noun A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman. A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all. 2 noun a person who breeds and cares for horses 3 noun a man skilled in equitation 4 noun A man who rides a horse. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who breeds and... horse fancier 3 noun · a man skilled in equitation equestrian Word family Derived forms horsemanninglight-horsemanunderhorseman Related forms horsemanship Common collocations headless horseman Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # horseman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔɹsmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔːsmən/ **Frequency rank:** 14018 ## Meanings 1. A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman. 2. a person who breeds and cares for horses 3. a man skilled in equitation 4. A man who rides a horse. ## Examples - A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all. ## Derived Forms - horsemanning - light-horseman - underhorseman ## Related Forms - horsemanship ## Etymology From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man. ## Topics - Animals markdown