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UK
/kˈævɐlɹˌɪmən/
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NOUN
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a soldier mounted on horseback
a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount - a soldier in a motorized army unit
How To Use cavalryman In A Sentence
- The Theban hoplites drilled endlessly and, whether common soldier or wealthy cavalryman, were ruled by iron discipline. Alexander the Great
- I was running for the cavalryman, yelling a warning seconds before he was shot. Dreams of a Dark Warrior
- A cloud of dust on the horizon announced the arrival of the cavalryman.
- Every ten farmsteads were supposed to provide for a fully equipped soldier, including a horse if he was a cavalryman or dragoon.
- The cavalryman John Buford is one of the genuine heroes of the Union victory at Gettysburg. Refighting the Battle of Gettysburg
- In this novel, set immediately before World War I, a handsome young cavalryman (the narrator) is posted to a provincial Hungarian town.
- We ought to be much better cavalrymen than infantrymen, because the essential in a cavalryman is a fearless impetuosity. Battle Studies
- For example, a Knight of the White Wolf is a cavalryman wearing heavy armour only and riding a barded horse.
- A cuirassier is a cavalryman whose body is protected by a cuirass, a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from neck to girdle, and combining a breastplate and a back piece. Short Stories of Various Types
- A cloud of dust on the horizon announced the arrival of the cavalryman.