Horseman Meaning
/ˈhɔɹsmən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA man who rides a horse.
nounA soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
Sentence Examples
The horseman is headless.
Tom was an expert horseman.
The painting depicted a lone horseman riding through a forest.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The skilled ____ guided his horse over the fence easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The legend tells of a headless ____ who haunts the dark woods on stormy nights.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The skilled ____ guided his horse over the fence easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The legend tells of a headless ____ who haunts the dark woods on stormy nights.