cavalryman

noun

cav·​al·​ry·​man ˈka-vəl-rē-mən How to pronounce cavalryman (audio)
-ˌman
: a cavalry soldier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported. Mike Ives, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023 The terra-cotta cavalryman and his thumb were returned to China, where experts had begun planning its restoration, Rong testified in 2019. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023 The cavalryman had been designated as a national treasure, said Rong Bo, an artifact conservation expert who visited the Franklin Institute to assess the damage. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023 On the terrace, landscape architect Miranda Brooks has created a charming rooftop garden filled with native plants, presided over in iconic Hermès fashion by a cast-iron cavalryman. Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022 The park used to bear the name of Forrest and feature a statue of the cavalryman on a horse, but the name has been changed and the statue removed in recent years. Adrian Sainz, Star Tribune, 11 June 2021 The pageant in question was the Veiled Prophet Ball, a 140-year-old ceremony sponsored by a semi-secret society consisting of wealthy white community leaders, which was founded by a former Confederate cavalryman in 1878. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2021 The park used to bear the name of the early Ku Klux Klan leader, and feature a statue of the cavalryman on a horse, but the name has been changed and the statue removed in recent years. Adrian Sainz, Star Tribune, 1 June 2021 The Strokes can be heard as Kirsten Dunst, playing the young monarch, bounds through Versailles, indulging on macarons, Manolo Blahnik shoes, and a handsome young cavalryman (Jamie Dornan). Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cavalryman was in 1860

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“Cavalryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavalryman. Accessed 31 May. 2023.

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