horseman

Meanings

Plural: horsemen

Noun

• a man skilled in equitation
• a person who breeds and cares for horses
• 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.

Synonyms

equestrian, horse fancier, horseback rider

Related Words

horse boy, horse girl, horsemanship