Difference between Equestrian and Horseman

What is the difference between Equestrian and Horseman?

Equestrian as a noun is an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback while Horseman as a noun is a man who rides a horse.

Equestrian

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of horseback riding or horseback riders

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback

Horseman

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A man who rides a horse.A soldier on horseback.A man skilled in horsemanship.In British farming usage in former times, a man in charge of work horses.

Example sentence: A horseman's head is in Athens, and his body is in London: Poseidon's torso is separated between Greece and the U.K. This means that they cannot be celebrated and appreciated as a whole in the country they came from.

We hope you now know whether to use Equestrian or Horseman in your sentence.

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