1
: a rider or driver of horses
especially
: one whose skill is exceptional
2
: a person skilled in caring for or managing horses
3
: a person who breeds or raises horses
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Historical accounts say about 150 men under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Stapleton blocked these horsemen.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Three horsemen burst forth from the ranch, setting off a flurry of gunfire.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Between August 28 and September 10, Kentucky Downs hosted seven racing days and offered up $41 million in purse money to horsemen.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Three horsemen burst forth from the ranch, setting off a flurry of gunfire.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Between August 28 and September 10, Kentucky Downs hosted seven racing days and offered up $41 million in purse money to horsemen.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseman. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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