horseman

[ hawrs-muhn ]

noun

, plural horse·men.

1. a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
2. a person on horseback.
3. a person who owns, breeds, trains, or tends horses.

horseman

/ ˈhɔːsmən /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship
2. a person who rides a horse

Derived Forms

• ˈhorseˌwoman, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• under·horseman noun plural underhorsemen

Word History and Origins

Origin of horseman¹

First recorded in 1175–1225, horseman is from the Middle English word horsman. See horse, -man

Example Sentences

Harold is a child prodigy when it comes to being a horseman and cowboy, straddling and doing a tie-down on a cow.

From Los Angeles Times

The camel driver and the horseman readied their herds for the night’s travel.

From Literature

He leads the Rohirrim, his army’s horsemen, in a climactic victorious battle in “The Two Towers,” but dies leading a charge under similar circumstances in “The Return of the King.”

From New York Times

While his hard-wired true believers may see him as a political and ideological Man on Horseback, to those outside his insular, tribal cohort, he is an apocalyptic horseman worthy only of scorn.

From Salon

It stepped up and has been trying to create a product for horsemen year-around.

From Los Angeles Times