a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship a person who rides a horse
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
horse•man or -wo•man /ˈhɔrsmən/ or /-ˌwʊmən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -men or -wo•men.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person who is skilled in managing or riding a horse.
- a person who rides on horseback.
horse•man
(hôrs′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.
- a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- a person on horseback.
- a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.
- Middle English horsman. See horse, -man 1175–1225
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'horseman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Phillips
- Richler
- Tattersall's
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- caballero
- cavalier
- cavalry
- centaur
- charro
- chevalier
- equestrian
- equites
- horsemanship
- hussar
- jog
- light-horseman
- picador
- rider
- saccade
- sepoy
- stirrup cup