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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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 ({E. lanceolatus}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: horseman n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: {equestrian}, {horseback rider}] 2: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: {horse fancier}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Horseman Heb. ba'al parash, "master of a horse." The horsemen" mentioned Ex 14:9 were "mounted men", i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We find that at a later period, however, the Egyptians had cavalry (2 Chr. 12:3). (See {HORSE}.)
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