Standard Lemma guide

horseman

name · noun · 12 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: /ˈhɔɹsmən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːsmən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 R S M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A man who rides a horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rider

4

noun

Meaning 4

A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A man skilled in horsemanship, especially an equestrian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A man in charge of work horses; a teamster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, archaic, especially

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A man in charge of transport horses; a hostler (ostler).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, archaic, especially

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Any of the swift-running land crabs of the genus Ocypode.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Any fish of the genus Equetus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A fictional beast that is part horse and part man.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

a person who breeds and cares for horses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horse fancier

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal fancier

12

noun

Meaning 12

a man skilled in equitation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: equestrian, horseback rider

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rider

Narrower terms: picador, buster, bronco buster, broncobuster, fox hunter, horsewoman, jockey, postilion, postillion, roughrider

History

Etymology

From horseman.

From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse + man.

Across languages

Translations

136 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kalorës — man who rides a horse
  • Southern Altai: атту (attu) — man who rides a horse
  • Arabic: فَارِس (fāris) — man who rides a horse
  • Arabic: رَاكِب (rākib) — man who rides a horse
  • Armenian: հեծյալ (hecyal) — man who rides a horse
  • Armenian: ձիավոր (jiavor) — man who rides a horse
  • Aromanian: cãlãrets — man who rides a horse
  • Aromanian: cãvãlar — man who rides a horse
  • Aromanian: cavalarã — man who rides a horse
  • Aromanian: sufari — man who rides a horse
  • Azerbaijani: atlı — man who rides a horse
  • Belarusian: ве́ршнік (vjéršnik) — man who rides a horse
  • Belarusian: нае́знік (najéznik) — man who rides a horse
  • Bengali: ঘোড়সওয়ার (ghōṛośōẇar) — man who rides a horse
  • Bengali: অশ্বারোহী (ośśarōhi) — man who rides a horse
  • Bulgarian: ко́нник (kónnik) — man who rides a horse
  • Bulgarian: езда́ч (ezdáč) — man who rides a horse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎手 /骑手 (qíshǒu) — man who rides a horse
  • Coptic: ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ (časihtho) — man who rides a horse
  • Czech: jezdec — man who rides a horse
  • Danish: rytter — man who rides a horse
  • Dutch: ruiter — man who rides a horse
  • Estonian: ratsanik — man who rides a horse
  • Finnish: ratsumies — man who rides a horse
  • French: cavalier — man who rides a horse
  • Galician: ginete — man who rides a horse
  • Georgian: ცხენოსანი (cxenosani) — man who rides a horse
  • Georgian: მხედარი (mxedari) — man who rides a horse
  • German: Reiter — man who rides a horse
  • Greek: ιππέας (ippéas) — man who rides a horse
  • Ancient Greek: ἱππεύς (hippeús) — man who rides a horse
  • Ancient Greek: ἱππότης (hippótēs) — man who rides a horse
  • Hebrew: רַכָּב (rakav) — man who rides a horse
  • Hebrew: פָּרָשׁ (parásh) — man who rides a horse
  • Hindi: सवार (savār) — man who rides a horse
  • Hindi: घुड़सवार (ghuṛsavār) — man who rides a horse
  • Hindi: अश्वरोही (aśvarohī) — man who rides a horse
  • Hungarian: lovas — man who rides a horse
  • Icelandic: hestamaður — man who rides a horse
  • Icelandic: reiðmaður — man who rides a horse
  • Icelandic: riddari — man who rides a horse
  • Irish: marcach — man who rides a horse
  • Irish: eachmharcach — man who rides a horse
  • Irish: eachaí — man who rides a horse
  • Italian: cavaliere — man who rides a horse
  • Japanese: 騎手 (kishu) — man who rides a horse
  • Kazakh: салт атты — man who rides a horse
  • Khmer: សាទិន (saatɨn) — man who rides a horse
  • Khmer: អ្នកជិះសេះ (nĕək cih seh) — man who rides a horse
  • Korean: 기수 (gisu) — man who rides a horse
  • Kyrgyz: атчан (atcan) — man who rides a horse
  • Lao: ຄົນຂີ່ມ້າ (khon khī mā) — man who rides a horse
  • Latgalian: raitinīks — man who rides a horse
  • Latgalian: juojiejs — man who rides a horse
  • Latin: eques — man who rides a horse
  • Latvian: jātnieks — man who rides a horse
  • Latvian: jājējs — man who rides a horse
  • Lithuanian: raitelis — man who rides a horse
  • Lithuanian: jojikas — man who rides a horse
  • Macedonian: ко́њаник (kónjanik) — man who rides a horse
  • Macedonian: ко́њик (kónjik) — man who rides a horse
  • Macedonian: јавач (javač) — man who rides a horse
  • Manx: markiagh — man who rides a horse
  • Māori: kaieke hōiho — man who rides a horse
  • Middle English: horsman — man who rides a horse
  • Mongolian: морьтон (morʹton) — man who rides a horse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rytter — man who rides a horse
  • Church Slavic: въсадьникъ (vŭsadĭnikŭ) — man who rides a horse
  • Old English: ridda — man who rides a horse
  • Iranian Persian: سَوار (savâr) — man who rides a horse
  • Iranian Persian: اَسْبسَوار (asb-savâr) — man who rides a horse
  • Polish: jeździec — man who rides a horse
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro — man who rides a horse
  • Romanian: călăreț — man who rides a horse
  • Russian: вса́дник (vsádnik) — man who rides a horse
  • Russian: нае́здник (najézdnik) — man who rides a horse
  • Sanskrit: यावन् (yāvan) — man who rides a horse
  • Sanskrit: अश्वक (aśvaka) — man who rides a horse
  • Scottish Gaelic: marcach — man who rides a horse
  • Serbo-Croatian: ја̀ха̄ч — man who rides a horse
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̏њанӣк — man who rides a horse
  • Serbo-Croatian: jàhāč — man who rides a horse
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȍnjanīk — man who rides a horse
  • Sikkimese: རྟ་པོ (rta po) — man who rides a horse
  • Slovak: jazdec — man who rides a horse
  • Slovene: jezdec — man who rides a horse
  • Slovene: jahač — man who rides a horse
  • Spanish: caballero — man who rides a horse
  • Spanish: jinete — man who rides a horse
  • Swedish: ryttare — man who rides a horse
  • Tashelhit: amnay — man who rides a horse
  • Tatar: җайдак (caydaq) — man who rides a horse
  • Telugu: రౌతు (rautu) — man who rides a horse
  • Thai: นักขี่ม้า (nák-kìi-máa) — man who rides a horse
  • Turkish: atlı — man who rides a horse
  • Ukrainian: ве́ршник (véršnyk) — man who rides a horse
  • Ukrainian: наї́зник (najíznyk) — man who rides a horse
  • Urdu: سَوار (savār) — man who rides a horse
  • Urdu: گُھڑ سَوار (ghuṛ savār) — man who rides a horse
  • Uzbek: otliq — man who rides a horse
  • Vietnamese: người cưỡi ngựa — man who rides a horse
  • Vietnamese: kị sĩ — man who rides a horse
  • Vietnamese: kị mã — man who rides a horse
  • Armenian: հեծյալ (hecyal) — soldier on horseback
  • Armenian: ձիավոր (jiavor) — soldier on horseback
  • Bulgarian: ко́нник (kónnik) — soldier on horseback
  • Bulgarian: кавалери́ст (kavaleríst) — soldier on horseback
  • Finnish: ratsumies — soldier on horseback
  • French: cavalier — soldier on horseback
  • Georgian: კავალერისტი (ḳavalerisṭi) — soldier on horseback
  • Greek: καβαλάρης (kavaláris) — soldier on horseback
  • Ancient Greek: ἱππεύς (hippeús) — soldier on horseback
  • Hebrew: פָּרָשׁ (parásh) — soldier on horseback
  • Korean: 기병 (gibyeong) — soldier on horseback
  • Macedonian: ко́њаник (kónjanik) — soldier on horseback
  • Macedonian: кавалери́ст (kavaleríst) — soldier on horseback
  • Macedonian: у́лан (úlan) — soldier on horseback
  • Manx: markiagh — soldier on horseback
  • Middle English: horsman — soldier on horseback
  • Old English: ridda — soldier on horseback
  • Polish: kawalerzysta — soldier on horseback
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro — soldier on horseback
  • Romanian: cavaler — soldier on horseback
  • Russian: кавалери́ст (kavaleríst) — soldier on horseback
  • Scottish Gaelic: marcach — soldier on horseback
  • Spanish: caballero — soldier on horseback
  • Swedish: kavallerist — soldier on horseback
  • Turkish: atlı — soldier on horseback
  • Turkish: süvari — soldier on horseback
  • Ukrainian: кавалери́ст (kavalerýst) — soldier on horseback
  • Ukrainian: кінно́тник (kinnótnyk) — soldier on horseback
  • Finnish: hevosmies — man skilled in horsemanship
  • Greek: αλογάνθρωπος (alogánthropos) — man skilled in horsemanship
  • Polish: jeździec — man skilled in horsemanship
  • Polish: koniarz — man skilled in horsemanship
  • Tashelhit: amnay — man skilled in horsemanship
Real reading context

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