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roughrider

roughrider noun: a horsebreaker.

Noun (1)

roughrider (plural roughriders)

  1. A horsebreaker.
  2. (historical) A noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry whose duty is to assist the riding master.
  3. (US, capitalized, historical, often, slang) A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War

Noun (2) capitalized: Roughrider

Roughrider (plural Roughriders)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War
  2. A team member for the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Forms of roughrider

pluralroughriders
alternative formrough rider
pluralRoughriders

Origin of roughrider

From rough + rider.

Questions about roughrider

What does roughrider mean?
Roughrider means a horsebreaker.
What part of speech is roughrider?
Roughrider is a noun.
What is the plural of roughrider?
The plural of roughrider is roughriders.

Words near roughrider in the dictionary

  1. roughometer
  2. roughometers
  3. roughout
  4. roughouts
  5. roughride
  6. roughrider
  7. roughriders
  8. roughrides
  9. roughriding
  10. roughs
  11. roughs it

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