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cavalryman

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkævəlɹi.mən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A soldier in the cavalry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: horseman

2

noun

Meaning 2

a soldier mounted on horseback

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trooper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soldier

Narrower terms: cuirassier, dragoon, hussar, lancer, Rough Rider

3

noun

Meaning 3

a soldier in a motorized army unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trooper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soldier

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cavalry Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English cavalryman From cavalry + man.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: конник (konnik) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Czech: kavalerista — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Finnish: ratsumies — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Finnish: ratsujääkäri — a soldier in the cavalry
  • French: cavalier — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Georgian: კავალერისტი (ḳavalerisṭi) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Georgian: მხედარი (mxedari) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Georgian: ცხენოსანი (cxenosani) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • German: Kavallerist — a soldier in the cavalry
  • German: Reiter — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Hindi: घुड़सवार (ghuṛasvār) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Irish: marcach — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Italian: cavaliere — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Macedonian: ко́њаник (kónjanik) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Macedonian: кавалери́ст (kavaleríst) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Macedonian: дра́гон (drágon) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Māori: hōia eke hōiho — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Old English: ridda — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎿𐎲𐎠𐎼 (asabāra) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Portuguese: cavalariano — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Russian: кавалери́ст (kavaleríst) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̏њанӣк — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȍnjanīk — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Spanish: soldado de caballería — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Swedish: kavallerist — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Swedish: ryttare — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Ottoman Turkish: سپاهی (sipahi) — a soldier in the cavalry
  • Ukrainian: кавалери́ст (kavalerýst) — a soldier in the cavalry