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Synonyms for equestrian

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

knight rider horse rider horseman eques

All synonyms

Noun

1. Horseman — one who rides a horse

horseman, horse rider, rider, knight, chevalier, cavalier

Other

eques

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One who rides a horse.

  2. adj. 1

    Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

    They were an equestrian people.

Related words

Word family
equestrianess equestrianism equestrianship equine
Phrases
equestrian vaulting
Other spellings
equestrial

Forms

Plural
equestrians → horsemen, riders, knights, chevaliers…

Example sentences

  • knight He is a knight of nobility without fear and blame.
  • rider That rider is trying to catch up with the peloton.
  • horseman Miroslav will make a good horseman out of Walid.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
equestrianrising
knightrising
riderrising
horsemanrising
equessteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
rider2, eques
6 letters
knight1, hippic
8 letters
cavalier3, horseman2
9 letters
chevalier3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rider2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
écuyère
Español
jinete