DCHP-2
horseman DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n. — West
a rancher who raises horses.
- 1954 Then came the empire of the cattleman, the horseman and the unfenced ranch, with its saloons and six-shooters, its branding irons and lariats, its mavericks and slick ears.
2 n. — Slang
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
See also: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- c1878 (1928)
[. . . Our horsemen when they ride.
The sense of duty well discharged
All idle thought sustains;
No other spur to action need
The Riders of the Plains.] - 1957 "Does she think you're taking him to the army road to wait for the horseman?"
- 1960 He had over three hundred dollars in his wallet and he shuffled the edges of the bills to make sure the horseman would realize he was not dealing with a vagrant.
- 1963 "Here we are with a dozen set of threads [stolen suits] and a good drop [fence] and in walks the horsemen [RCMP]."
- 1954 Then came the empire of the cattleman, the horseman and the unfenced ranch, with its saloons and six-shooters, its branding irons and lariats, its mavericks and slick ears.