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- [hawrs-muh n]
- /ˈhɔrs mən/
- /ˈhɔːs.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawrs-muh n]
- /ˈhɔrs mən/
Definitions of horseman word
- noun plural horseman a person who is skilled in riding a horse. 1
- noun plural horseman a person on horseback. 1
- noun plural horseman a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses. 1
- noun horseman A rider on horseback, especially a skilled one. 1
- noun horseman skilled horserider 1
- noun horseman man on horseback 1
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Origin of horseman
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man
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Parts of speech for Horseman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
horseman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
horseman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for horseman
noun horseman
- jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
- postilion — a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
- gaucho — a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
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