cavalryman

cavalryman
n. (pl. -men) a soldier of a cavalry regiment.

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noun
1. a soldier in a motorized army unit (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑trooper
• Hypernyms: ↑soldier
• Member Holonyms: ↑cavalry, ↑horse cavalry, ↑horse
2. a soldier mounted on horseback (Freq. 1)
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a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount

• Syn: ↑trooper
• Hypernyms: ↑soldier
• Hyponyms: ↑cuirassier, ↑dragoon, ↑hussar, ↑lancer, ↑Rough Rider
• Member Holonyms: ↑cavalry

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\\-mən, -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n\ noun (plural cavalrymen)
: a cavalry soldier

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/kav"euhl ree meuhn, -man'/, n., pl. cavalrymen /-meuhn, -men'/.
a soldier in the cavalry.
[1855-60; CAVALRY + MAN1]

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cavˈalryman noun
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Main Entry: ↑cavalry

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cavalryman UK [ˈkævəlrɪmən] US noun [countable] [singular cavalryman plural cavalrymen [ˈkævəlrɪmən]]
a soldier who fought on a horse as part of an army
Thesaurus: soldiers in the pasthyponym

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  • Cavalryman — Cav al*ry*man, n.; pl. {Cavalrymen}. One of a body of cavalry. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • cavalryman — [[t]kæ̱v(ə)lrimæn[/t]] cavalrymen N COUNT A cavalryman is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse …   English dictionary

  • cavalryman — cavalry ► NOUN (pl. cavalries) (usu. treated as pl. ) ▪ soldiers who fight on horses or in armoured vehicles. DERIVATIVES cavalryman noun. ORIGIN Italian cavalleria, from cavallo horse …   English terms dictionary

  • cavalryman — noun Date: 1860 a cavalry soldier …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cavalryman — /kav euhl ree meuhn, man /, n., pl. cavalrymen / meuhn, men /. a soldier in the cavalry. [1855 60; CAVALRY + MAN1] * * * …   Universalium

  • cavalryman — noun A soldier in the cavalry …   Wiktionary

  • cavalryman — cav|al|ry|man [ˈkævəlrimən] n plural cavalrymen [ mən] a soldier who fights on a horse …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cavalryman — cav|al|ry|man [ kævəlrımən ] (plural cav|al|ry|men [ kævəlrımən ] ) noun count a soldier who fought on a horse as part of an army …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cavalryman — cav·al·ry·man || kævlrɪmÉ™n n. man belonging to a cavalry unit (mobile military unit on horseback or motor vehicles) …   English contemporary dictionary

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