horseman

«horseman» in Mova's school dictionary: a man who rides a horse, especially one who rides well — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a horseman, horsemen); feminine: horsewoman, horsewomen

meaning for a pupil

1) A horseman is a man who rides a horse, especially one who rides well. tree →

2) A horseman is a soldier or traveller on horseback in history and stories. tree →

3) (Bible) The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are four riders in the Book of Revelation who stand for war, famine, disease and death. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons horsemen are cavalry, knights, messengers and nomad riders such as the Mongols. In stories a horseman galloping in often brings news or danger; «the Headless Horseman» is the ghost in «The Legend of Sleepy Hollow». In everyday life it means a good rider. Phrases: «a skilled horseman», «a lone horseman», «the Four Horsemen».

examples

• A lone horseman rode across the hills at sunset. tree →
• Grandad was a fine horseman when he was young. tree →
• The Mongol horsemen could ride for days without stopping. tree →
• A horseman brought the news of the battle to the king. tree →
• My cousin wants to be a horsewoman and enter show jumping. tree →
• The Headless Horseman chases Ichabod Crane in the old American story. tree →
• In the Bible the Four Horsemen appear in the Book of Revelation. tree →
• Ten horsemen trotted past the farm. tree →
• At last the horseman reached the foot of the hill. tree →

note

Plural «horsemen», not «horsemans». A woman rider is a «horsewoman»; a neutral word is «rider» or «equestrian». «Horsemanship» is the skill of riding and caring for horses. In maths problems count horsemen as people: 6 horsemen means 6 people and 6 horses unless told otherwise (so 24 horse legs and 12 human legs).

In the corpora

• The headless horseman is an old legend, made famous in a story by Washington Irving in 1820.
• And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great company.
• And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
• And, behold, there came a troop of men, horsemen by pairs.
• And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «horseman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.