equestrienne

[ ih-kwes-tree-en ]

noun

1. a woman who rides horses.

equestrienne

/ ɪˌkwɛstrɪˈɛn /

noun

1. a female rider on horseback, esp one in a circus who performs acrobatics

Gender Note

See -enne.

Word History and Origins

Origin of equestrienne¹

First recorded in 1860–65; equestri(an) + -enne

Example Sentences

In 2020, Chandler’s daughter Shelby, 15, already an equestrienne who practiced English jumping, began volunteering at Toni’s Ponies as a break from virtual schooling.

From Seattle Times

Her childhood survival strategy — hard work and invisibility — begins to fray when she is befriended by June Fisk, a competitive equestrienne who is the lesbian daughter of a prominent Malibu plastic surgeon and twin of the arrogant, homophobic Wade.

From New York Times

It was madness to move so far from the city, friends insisted, but he was an outdoorsman and his bride-to-be an avid equestrienne, and Shaker Heights offered three bridle paths, streams for fishing, plenty of fresh air.

From Literature

The princess in question is Haya bint al Hussein, 45, half-sister to the king of Jordan, an Oxford-educated equestrienne with Olympic credentials who is a glossy fixture on the circuit of iconic British society events like the Royal Ascot.

From Los Angeles Times

An avid equestrienne for most of her life, the young woman had gritted her teeth through sprained wrists and ankles, horse-trodden feet and, last year, a fracture.

From New York Times