Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun cavalrymen (-men). A soldier trained to fight on horseback; a member of a cavalry regiment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of a body of cavalry.

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  • noun A soldier in the cavalry.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
  • noun a soldier mounted on horseback

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Examples

  • The cavalryman was a foot shorter than Sharpe, but he seemed to compensate for his lack of height with a look of Cromwellian fervour and rectitude.

    Sharpe's Gold Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1981

  • We ought to be much better cavalrymen than infantrymen, because the essential in a cavalryman is a fearless impetuosity.

    Battle Studies Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq 1845

  • Edward, my young English cavalryman, was … She trailed off, affected as ever by her heartrending memories of him.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

  • Because a fallen masculine was a Confederate soldier, a Confederates reason their glow as good as after cheered a Union cavalryman for his kindness.

    Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009

  • I was running for the cavalryman, yelling a warning seconds before he was shot.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

  • The Theban hoplites drilled endlessly and, whether common soldier or wealthy cavalryman, were ruled by iron discipline.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • The cavalryman John Buford is one of the genuine heroes of the Union victory at Gettysburg.

    Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg Thomas Donnelly 2011

  • Because a fallen masculine was a Confederate soldier, a Confederates reason their glow as good as after cheered a Union cavalryman for his kindness.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • Ever the cavalryman, Patton believed in the devil taking the hindmost and showed scant regard for protection of his advancing flanks.

    An American Triple Threat Michael Burleigh 2011

  • One of their number, an old Macedonian cavalryman named Callines, came forward to speak for the men.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

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