man on horseback

noun phrase

1

: a usually military figure whose ambitions and popularity mark him as a potential dictator

2

: dictator

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for man on horseback

• intracardiac
• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac