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Webster 1913 Edition


Horseman

Horse′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Horsemen
.
1.
A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.
2.
(Mil.)
A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.
3.
(Zool.)
(a)
A land crab of the genus
Ocypoda
, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly.
(b)
A West Indian fish of the genus
Eques
, as the light-horseman (
Eques lanceolatus
).

Webster 1828 Edition


Horseman

HORSEMAN

,
Noun.
A rider on horseback.
1.
A man skilled in riding.
2.
A soldier who serves on horseback.