Meanings
plural hordesmen
- fantasyA man who belongs to a barbarian horde.
The air was still and silent. It felt as if at any moment a Hordesman would jump out and attack them.
2017, Z. Belobrajdic, The Legend of Arthax, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 3072 more examples
Ganelon had given himself up to the Ximchak hordesmen in order to protect Ishgadara and Grrff from being killed. Part of the deal was that the Flying Castle was to remain where it was now situated, with Palensus Choy promising not to enter Gompland with aerial Zaradon: in return for this, Turgo had sworn that the Barbarian hordesmen would not again enter Gray Dynast territory, or lay siege to Isle Trancore, and would respect the territorial integrity of the Mad Empire.
2001, Lin Carter, The Barbarian of World's End, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 20Noman's men were doing a fair job at holding back the hordes but Noman could see that there were many more hordesmen in the distance moving slowly towards them.
2008, R. A. Knowlton, Knorrasky: The Deception, Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 46
Origin
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hordesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hordesman
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