horseman.
A man who rides a horse.
Meaning & usage
A man who rides a horse.
A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.
A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.
A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.
A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).
Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.
Any fish of the genus Equetus.
A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.
Where this word comes from
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.
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