Meanings
comparative more equestrian · superlative most equestrian
- Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
They were an equestrian people.
2 more examples
After his death an equestrian statue was erected.
The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the most equestrian in all history, and, to a very great extent, its existence depended on the adaptability of the Old World horse to New World conditions.
1973, Alfred W. Crosby, The Columbian Exchange, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 82
plural equestrians
- One who rides a horse.
Synonyms: horseman, horserider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who rides a horse.
nounSynonym of eques.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἱππικός
- ἱππικός (hippikós)of horseback riding or horseback riders
Bulgarian конен, конник
- конен (konen)of horseback riding or horseback riders
- конник (konnik)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Catalan eqüestre, genet
- eqüestreof horseback riding or horseback riders
- genetan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Chinese Mandarin 騎師 /骑师
- 騎師 /骑师 (qíshī)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Dutch hippisch, ruiter
- hippischof horseback riding or horseback riders
- ruiteran equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Esperanto ĉevalrajdisto
- ĉevalrajdistoan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Estonian ratsa-, ratsutaja
- ratsa-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- ratsutajaan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Finnish ratsastus-, ratsastaja-
- ratsastus-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- ratsastaja-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- ratsastajaan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
French équestre, hippique
- équestreof horseback riding or horseback riders
- hippiqueof horseback riding or horseback riders
- cavalieran equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
German Reiter-, Reiter
- Reiter-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- Reiteran equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
- Reiterinan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Greek ιππικός
- ιππικός (ippikós)of horseback riding or horseback riders
Indonesian berkuda
- berkudaof horseback riding or horseback riders
Italian equestre
- equestrean equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Latvian jāšana, jātnieks
- jāšanaof horseback riding or horseback riders
- jātnieksan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Norwegian rytter
- rytteran equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Polish jeździecki
- jeździeckiof horseback riding or horseback riders
Portuguese equestre, equestre
- equestreof horseback riding or horseback riders
- equestrean equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Punjabi ਘੋੜਸਵਾਰ
- ਘੋੜਸਵਾਰ (ghoṛsavār)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Russian ко́нный, нае́здник
- ко́нный (kónnyj)of horseback riding or horseback riders
- нае́здник (najézdnik)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
- нае́здница (najézdnica)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
- вса́дник (vsádnik)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
- вса́дница (vsádnica)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Scottish Gaelic marcach, marcach
- marcachof horseback riding or horseback riders
- marcachan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Spanish ecuestre
- ecuestreof horseback riding or horseback riders
Swedish häst-, rid-
- häst-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- rid-of horseback riding or horseback riders
- ryttarean equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
- ryttarinnaan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Thai นักขี่ม้า
- นักขี่ม้า (nák-kìi-máa)an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Turkish atlı
- atlıan equestrian person; one who rides on horseback
Cite this entry
equestrian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equestrian
“equestrian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equestrian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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