Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Horseman"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Horseman
Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned
Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., men who rode in chariots. The
army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We
find that at a later period, however, the Egyptians had cavalry
(2 Chr. 12:3). (See {HORSE}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. {Horsemen}.
1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of
horses; a mounted man.
2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A land crab of the genus {Ocypoda}, living on the
coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running
very swiftly.
(b) A West Indian fish of the genus {Eques}, as the
light-horseman ({E. lanceolatus}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
horseman
n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {equestrian}, {horseback
rider}]
2: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horse
fancier}]
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