1
: a rider or driver of horses
especially
: one whose skill is exceptional
2
: a person skilled in caring for or managing horses
3
: a person who breeds or raises horses
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Halloween is when the village especially springs to life, with activities such as a haunted hayride, which follows the same route that Ichabod took while trying to escape the horseman.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Twenty-seven horsemen made the ride from their horse boarding stable in Marriottsville decked out in green to celebrate.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Here, a two-acre burying ground serves as the final resting place of local residents who likely inspired some of the short story’s main characters, including Katrina Van Tassel, the tale’s female protagonist, as well as the horseman himself.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Twenty-seven horsemen made the ride from their horse boarding stable in Marriottsville decked out in green to celebrate.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2024
Here, a two-acre burying ground serves as the final resting place of local residents who likely inspired some of the short story’s main characters, including Katrina Van Tassel, the tale’s female protagonist, as well as the horseman himself.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“Horseman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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