Meanings
nounhippodromist (plural hippodromists)
plural hippodromists
- archaicOne who trains or rides horses as part of a circus.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*HéHḱus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos
- Proto-Hellenic*íkkʷos
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos)
- Proto-Indo-European*drem-
- Ancient Greekδρόμος (drómos)
- Ancient Greekῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)
- Latinhippodromo
- Frenchhippodrome
- Englishhippodrome
- Englishhippodromist
From hippodrome + -ist.
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hippodromist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippodromist
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“hippodromist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippodromist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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