horseman

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Recent Examples of horseman Celebrated horsemen Adan Banuelos was arrested in North Texas after recently splitting from his supermodel girlfriend Bella Hadid. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026 As foretold in the indie-rock book of Revelations, the fourth horseman from Animal Collective is finally releasing his debut solo album. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 30 Dec. 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 Instead, their only aim is to protect themselves, which is precisely how the second horseman arrives. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horseman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseman
Noun
  • The Duchess of Alba was, according to her close friend Raúl del Pozo, an excellent hostess, friend, and horsewoman, and quite intelligent despite the impression left by her lilting voice.
    Paloma Simón, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As the sun glances off the ice, the camera pans into the hands of a horsewoman — Ansa Kuzenbayeva, the muse who inspired the campaign — and her glittering stacks of Spinelli Kilcollin rings, moving with the reins.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The vigilantes who hanged her were self-serving cattlemen.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The conservation plan continues the longstanding arrangement that lets local cattlemen use ranch pastures for winter grazing.
    John Burnett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.
    Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There's plenty of history on vaqueros, or Mexican cowboys, in the West, but one demographic left their prints on Arizona history with their stories vastly untold: Black cowboys.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026

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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseman. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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