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equestrian

Syllables: eq·ues·tri·an/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

equestrian adjective: of horseback riding or horseback riders.

equestrian: of horseback riding or horseback riders
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Adjective

equestrian (comparative more equestrian, superlative most equestrian)

  1. Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
    • They were an equestrian people.
    • After his death an equestrian statue was erected.
  2. (historical) Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

Noun

equestrian (plural equestrians)

  1. One who rides a horse.
    Synonyms:
    horseman, horserider
  2. (historical) Synonym of eques.
    Synonyms:
    eques

equestrian meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

equestrian in Tamil

குதிரைச் சவாரி சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, குதிரைச் சவாரி செய்கிற, குதிரைச் சவாரி செய்பவர், குதிரை வீரன், குதிரைக்காரன், விரங்கி

equestrian in Urdu

گھوڑ سواری

equestrian in Telugu

equestrian
హయవాహనుడు hayavāhanuḍu

equestrian in Malayalam

mounted, on horseback, riding
അശ്വവിദ്യാവിഷയകമായ, അശ്വാരൂഢനായ, അധിരൂഢ, ഉപാരൂഢ, കുതിരയുടെ പുറത്തുകയറിയ, കുതിരസ്സവാരിചെയ്യുന്ന
horseman, (horse) rider, horsewoman
അശ്വാരൂഢൻ, കുതിരസ്സവാരിചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, വരാരോഹൻ, കുതിരപ്പുറത്ത് അഭ്യാസങ്ങൾ കാണിക്കുന്നവൻ, തുരംഗയായി, യാവാ
More languagesFewer languages
equestrian in Kannada
ಕುದುರೆಯರಿವಿನ
equestrian in Punjabi
ਘੋੜਸਵਾਰ ghoṛsavār
equestrian in Indonesian
berkuda
equestrian in Thai
นักขี่ม้า nák-kìi-máa

Examples of equestrian in a sentence

  • To compete at regional, communautaire, national or international equestrian shows, a horse should be immatriculated to Equibel.
  • Sidesaddle riding habits were prestigious tailored sportswear appropriate for the equestrian pursuits of the truly wealthy.
  • Gough was buried in Dublin and an equestrian statue of him was erected in the Phoenix Park.

All 12 example sentences with equestrian

Synonyms of equestrian

Forms of equestrian

Adjective
comparativemore equestrian
superlativemost equestrian
Noun
pluralequestrians

Origin of equestrian

Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).

Words formed from equestrian

Questions about equestrian

What does equestrian mean?
Equestrian means of horseback riding or horseback riders.
What is equestrian in Tamil?
Equestrian in Tamil is குதிரைச் சவாரி சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, குதிரைச் சவாரி செய்கிற, குதிரைச் சவாரி செய்பவர். See Equestrian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is equestrian?
Equestrian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce equestrian?
Equestrian is pronounced /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/.

Words near equestrian in the dictionary

  1. equery
  2. eques
  3. equestionnaire
  4. equestionnaires
  5. equestrial
  6. equestrian
  7. equestrian vaulting
  8. equestrianess
  9. equestrianesses
  10. equestrianism
  11. equestrianisms

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: equestrian (page history and authors); equestrian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equestrian (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); హయవాహనుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); equestrian (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); equestrian (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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