light-horseman

noun

A soldier who serves in the light cavalry.

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Meanings

nounlight-horseman (plural light-horsemen)

plural light-horsemen · alternative lighthorseman

  1. A soldier who serves in the light cavalry.
  2. USobsoleteA member of species Chaetodipterus faber of West Indian fish with a high dorsal fin and brilliant colours.
  3. AustraliaobsoleteA member of species Pagrus auratus of snapper, whose skull is shaped in the front like a cap worn by light-horsemen.

Origin

From light (“not heavy”, adjective) + horseman (noun).

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APA

light-horseman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-horseman

MLA

“light-horseman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-horseman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light-horseman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light-horseman.

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