horseman
gb/hˈɔɹsmən/ us/hˈɔɹsmən/
B1
Английски
~ 8900
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
B1
entity
1
a skilled rider of horses
A person who can ride a horse very well.
Модел на употреба:
a [adjective] horseman
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes think “horseman” must always refer to a male. In modern usage it often suggests a man, but it can also be used about a woman, especially when talking about skill. Learners may also confuse “horseman” with “jockey”, which specifically means a professional rider in horse races.
Синоними
rider (More general; can refer to someone riding a bike, motorcycle, or animal, not only horses.)
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equestrian (More formal and technical; often used in sports or official contexts and is gender‑neutral.)
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horse rider (More explicit and easy to understand but less compact and less idiomatic than “horseman”.)
Антоними
non-rider (Describes someone who does not ride horses at all, the opposite of a horseman in this sense.)
Колокации
skilled horseman
|experienced horseman
|fine horseman
|accomplished horseman
|natural horseman
|cowboy and horseman
Теми
sports
|animals
|work
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- She proved herself a capable horseman during the three‑day trek across the mountains.
- As a young man he was a fearless horseman, spending every weekend at the stables.
- The film opens with a lone horseman racing across the desert at sunrise.
- He may be old, but he is still the best horseman in the village.
- The instructor is an accomplished horseman with years of competition experience.
Примери за учащи
- My uncle is a very good horseman.
- The horseman rode quickly across the field.
- She wants to become a strong horseman one day.
- A horseman must learn to control the horse.
- The horseman sat tall in the saddle.
Съществително
B2
entity
2
soldier or fighter on horseback
A soldier who rides a horse in battle.
Честа грешка:
Learners may not realize this sense is mainly historical and military. In modern armies, soldiers on horses are rare, and terms like “cavalry” or “mounted police officer” are more common than “horseman”.
Синоними
cavalryman (Standard military term; directly refers to a member of the cavalry.)
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mounted soldier (Descriptive phrase that makes the military role clear but is less idiomatic.)
Антоними
infantryman (A soldier who fights on foot, contrasting with a horseman who fights on horseback.)
Колокации
enemy horseman
|armored horseman
|cavalry horseman
|lone horseman
|mounted horseman
|horseman of the royal guard
Теми
military
|history
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- A lone horseman broke away from the cavalry and rode toward the castle gates.
- The enemy horseman raised his sword and charged across the field.
- In the painting, each armored horseman carries a brightly colored banner.
- The scouts reported a group of horsemen approaching from the east.
- Dust rose behind the horsemen as they galloped toward the battlefield.
Примери за учащи
- The king sent a fast horseman with a message.
- Many horsemen waited outside the city walls.
- A horseman rode ahead to look for danger.
- Old stories talk about brave horsemen in battle.
- The horseman wore heavy armor and carried a sword.
Съществително
literary
C1
entity
3
biblical rider symbolizing catastrophe
In the Bible and in stories, a special rider on a horse who stands for a great disaster like war, disease, or death.
Модел на употреба:
the horseman of [war/famine/death]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with an ordinary horse rider. When you see “horseman” together with words like “Apocalypse”, “Revelation”, “war, famine, plague, death”, it usually refers to this apocalyptic, symbolic figure, not to a normal person riding a horse.
Синоними
apocalyptic rider (Less fixed and less famous than “horseman”, but describes the same type of symbolic figure.)
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personification of disaster (More abstract and formal; emphasizes the symbolic role rather than the image of a rider.)
Антоними
savior (Represents rescue and salvation, the opposite of a destructive apocalyptic figure.)
Колокации
the first horseman
|the horseman of war
|apocalyptic horseman
|the horseman of death
|the horseman of famine
|the four horsemen
Теми
religion
|mythology
|literature
|arts_entertainment
Примери
- In medieval art, each horseman carries an object that shows whether he represents war, famine, pestilence, or death.
- The novelist describes climate change as a new horseman riding toward a vulnerable world.
- The sermon compared modern global threats to the horseman of war and the horseman of plague.
- Scholars still debate the meaning of the first horseman in Revelation.
- The painting shows a pale horseman sweeping across a dark, ruined city.
Примери за учащи
- Many people know the story of the four horsemen from the Bible.
- In the movie, a dark horseman brings death to the land.
- Writers sometimes call a new danger a horseman of the Apocalypse.
- The horseman in the story is not a real man but a sign of war.
- In the picture, the horseman rides over a burning city.
Граматика
Речникова форма
horseman
IPA
GB/hˈɔɹsmən/
US/hˈɔɹsmən/
Срички и ударение
horse - man (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (horse)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: horseman
- Plural: horsemen
Семейство думи
Изрази
horseman of the Apocalypse
1/hˈɔɹsmən əv ðə əpˈɑkəlˌɪps/
idiom
literary
single rider symbolizing a disaster
One of the famous riders on horses from the Bible who stands for a great disaster such as war, hunger, disease, or death; also used for a single great threat or problem.
Примери
- Some writers now call uncontrolled climate change a new horseman of the Apocalypse.
- The sculpture shows a horseman of the Apocalypse riding through a city of ruined buildings.
- In the article, the author described antibiotic resistance as a modern horseman of the Apocalypse.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1/ðə fˈɔɹ hˈɔɹsmən əv ðə əpˈɑkəlˌɪps/
idiom
literary
four riders symbolizing disasters
Four symbolic riders on horses from the Bible that stand for terrible things like war, hunger, disease, and death; often used to talk about four great dangers or problems in the world.
Примери
- Commentators sometimes describe climate change, pandemics, nuclear war, and AI risk as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- The painting shows the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse racing across a dark and broken landscape.
- In his speech, he listed the four horsemen of the Apocalypse that threaten modern society: war, famine, disease, and environmental collapse.