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horseperson

horseperson noun: a horseman or horsewoman.

Noun

horseperson (plural horsepersons or horsepeople)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) A horseman or horsewoman.
    • This book has been designed to fill the gap in equine literature between the highly technical books intended for use only by the veterinarian and the non-technical, less informative ones that are commonly available to the horseperson.2005, Horseman's Veterinary Encyclopedia, Revised and Updated, page xiv

Forms of horseperson

pluralhorsepersons
pluralhorsepeople

Origin of horseperson

From horse + person.

Questions about horseperson

What does horseperson mean?
Horseperson means a horseman or horsewoman.
What part of speech is horseperson?
Horseperson is a noun.
What is the plural of horseperson?
The plural of horseperson is horsepersons.

Words near horseperson in the dictionary

  1. horsenettle
  2. horsenettles
  3. horsenostrilled
  4. Horsens
  5. horsepeople
  6. horseperson
  7. horsepersons
  8. horseplay
  9. horseplayed
  10. horseplayer
  11. horseplayers

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