cavalryman (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *cavalryman*:
NOUN	person	cavalryman, trooper	a soldier in a motorized army unit
person	cavalryman, trooper	a soldier mounted on horseback

English > *cavalryman*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A soldier in a motorized army unit.
Synonym	trooper
Member of	cavalry, horse cavalry, horse	troops trained to fight on horseback
Broader	soldier	An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
Spanish	coracero, soldado de caballería, soldado montado
Catalan	soldat de cavalleria

English > *cavalryman*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A soldier mounted on horseback.
Example	"a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
Synonym	trooper
Member of	cavalry	A highly mobile / mobile army unit
Narrower	Rough Rider	A member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
	cuirassier	A cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
	dragoon	A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
	hussar	A member of a European light cavalry unit
	lancer	(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
Broader	soldier	An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
Spanish	jinete, soldado de caballería
Catalan	soldat de cavalleria

HyperDic: cavalryman