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
Examples of horseman in a Sentence
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Hill, who starred as the ruler of a horsemen’s kingdom, planned to attend the Comic Con event but pulled out before his death.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
In 2013, the couple formed the Water Hay Oats Alliance to get drugs out of racing, growing it to more than 1,800 industry members who shamed horsemen, veterinarians, politicians and regulators into treating thoroughbreds as athletes rather than commodities.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
The horsemen are a key part of Spanish bullfighting, to tire the bull ahead of its final death at the hands of the matador.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Simms said about 5,000 people would be affected by the closure, including trainers, breeders, horsemen, independent contractors, and other professionals in horse racing.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Fab Four: Offense’s horsemen The 49ers became the NFL’s first-ever team to get 1,000 scrimmage yards from two wide receivers (Aiyuk, Samuel), a tight end (Kittle) and a running back (McCaffrey).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
The era felt something akin to end times, minus the horsemen and locusts.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
But representatives of the state, 1/ST and Maryland horsemen projected confidence in the framework.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
Trending News Did social media cause an Olympic horseman to shoot his own student?
—Analisa Novak, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
In 2013, the couple formed the Water Hay Oats Alliance to get drugs out of racing, growing it to more than 1,800 industry members who shamed horsemen, veterinarians, politicians and regulators into treating thoroughbreds as athletes rather than commodities.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
The horsemen are a key part of Spanish bullfighting, to tire the bull ahead of its final death at the hands of the matador.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Simms said about 5,000 people would be affected by the closure, including trainers, breeders, horsemen, independent contractors, and other professionals in horse racing.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Fab Four: Offense’s horsemen The 49ers became the NFL’s first-ever team to get 1,000 scrimmage yards from two wide receivers (Aiyuk, Samuel), a tight end (Kittle) and a running back (McCaffrey).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
The era felt something akin to end times, minus the horsemen and locusts.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
But representatives of the state, 1/ST and Maryland horsemen projected confidence in the framework.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
Trending News Did social media cause an Olympic horseman to shoot his own student?
—Analisa Novak, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseman. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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