Equestrian

  • 11equestrian — adjective connected with horse riding: equestrian events equestrian noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12equestrian — /əˈkwɛstriən / (say uh kwestreeuhn), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. of or relating to horse riding or riders. 2. mounted on horseback. 3. of or relating to the Roman equites: the equestrian order. 4. representing a person on horseback: an equestrian …

  • 13equestrian — adj. Equestrian is used with these nouns: ↑portrait, ↑sport, ↑statue …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14equestrian — e|ques|tri|an [ıˈkwestriən] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: equester of a horse rider , from equus horse ] relating to horse riding ▪ equestrian sports …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15equestrian — e|ques|tri|an [ ı kwestriən ] adjective relating to riding horses: the national equestrian team …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16equestrian — [17] Equestrian was adapted from Latin equester, an adjective derived from eques ‘horseman’. Eques in turn was based on equus ‘horse’ (source of English equine [18]). This was the Latin descendant of *ekwos, the prehistoric Indo European term for …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17equestrian — 1. adjective an equestrian statue Syn: on horseback, mounted, riding 2. noun tracks for equestrians Syn: rider, horseback rider, horseman, horsewoman, jockey …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18equestrian — UK [ɪˈkwestrɪən] / US adjective relating to riding horses the national equestrian team …

    English dictionary

  • 19equestrian — e•ques•tri•an [[t]ɪˈkwɛs tri ən[/t]] adj. 1) spo of or pertaining to horseback riding or horseback riders 2) representing a person mounted on a horse: an equestrian statue[/ex] 3) mounted on horseback 4) pertaining to or composed of knights or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20equestrian — [17] Equestrian was adapted from Latin equester, an adjective derived from eques ‘horseman’. Eques in turn was based on equus ‘horse’ (source of English equine [18]). This was the Latin descendant of *ekwos, the prehistoric Indo European term for …

    Word origins