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

Outside the barn, Conger, Baker, Doherty, and the cavalrymen tensed for action.

From Literature

Kornilov, a Siberian Cossack, appeared in public surrounded by a bodyguard of tribal Turkmen cavalrymen, and posters with his image adorned Moscow streets in 1917.

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

Confederate cavalryman Joseph Wheeler is honored by the state of Alabama with a statue in National Statuary Hall.

From Washington Post