Horseman

·noun A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.

II. Horseman ·noun A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.

III. Horseman ·noun A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman (E. lanceolatus).

IV. Horseman ·noun A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly.

Horseman
Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The "horsemen" mentioned Ex. 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Light-horseman
·noun A soldier who serves in the light horse. ·see under 5th Light. II. Light-horseman ·noun A Wes...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
light-horseman
n. obsolete name for a fish;probably the fish now called a Sweep (q.v.). 1789. W. Tench, `Expediti...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
light-horseman
An old name for the light boat, since called a gig. (See wallmia.) ...

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