cavalryman

[ kav-uhl-ree-muhn, -man ]

noun

, plural cav·al·ry·men [kav, -, uh, l-ree-m, uh, n, -men].

1. a soldier in the cavalry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavalryman¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cavalry + man

Example Sentences

“The heat was suffocating,” a French cavalryman remembered.

From Literature

Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.

From New York Times

It took museum officials a couple of weeks to notice that the thumb was missing from a warrior known as the cavalryman.

From New York Times

Even if the cavalryman is restored, he added, “nothing can change the fact that the finger was once damaged.”

From New York Times

Still, some of the most egregious defenders of slavery represent states that seceded in the Civil War, including Alabama, whose statue in front of the majority whip’s office depicts Joseph Wheeler, a Confederate cavalryman who in 1864 oversaw the massacre of Black Americans at Ebenezer Creek, in his Confederate uniform.

From Washington Post