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cavalryman

[kav-uhl-ree-muhn, -man] / ˈkæv əl ri mən, -ˌmæn /


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Reynolds shows a flamboyant cavalryman, leaning on his sword, his red coat unbuttoned to show his cream waistcoat and breeches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Curators from the museum had told the F.B.I. that the cavalryman was worth $4.5 million, and an expert witness called by the prosecution said that its thumb was worth about $150,000, Artnet News reported.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

While certainly a dynamic leader, and, Brian Steel Wills has argued, an expert cavalryman, perhaps even the Confederacy’s best, Forrest was certainly not a great commander.

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2022

Munro went on to learn German in Stuttgart, studied a business course in London and served as a cavalryman in the Basuto War in southern Africa.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2019

“The heat was suffocating,” a French cavalryman remembered.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Kornilov, a Siberian Cossack, appeared in public surrounded by a bodyguard of tribal Turkmen cavalrymen, and posters with his image adorned Moscow streets in 1917.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

More than 100 horses and cavalrymen undergo a series of equestrian training exercises, including a ride-out on Holkham beach.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2022

Unseen Arab snipers hunt World War I British cavalrymen in the desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2019

High heels have changed dramatically since they made their debut, on the feet of 16th-century Persian cavalrymen, before migrating west to the European armies and royal courts.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2019

Outside the barn, Conger, Baker, Doherty, and the cavalrymen tensed for action.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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