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roughrider

WordNet
  1. (n) roughrider
    a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Roughrider
    An officer or enlisted man in the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment raised for the Spanish war of 1898, composed mostly of Western cowboys and hunters and Eastern college athletes and sportsmen, largely organized, and later commanded, by Theodore Roosevelt. Sometimes, locally, a member of any of various volunteer cavalry commands raised in 1898.
  2. Roughrider
    One who breaks horses; especially Mil, a noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty is to assist the riding master.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) roughrider
    One who breaks young or wild horses to the saddle; in the army, a non-commissioned cavalry or artillery officer detailed to assist the riding-master, one being allowed to each troop or battery.
  2. (n) roughrider
    Loosely, a horseman occupied with hard, rough work.
  3. (n) roughrider
    One who breaks young or wild horses to the saddle; in the British army, a non-commissioned cavalry or artillery officer detailed to assist the riding-master, one being allowed to each troop or battery.
  4. (n) roughrider
    A horseman accustomed to rough or hard riding, such as cow-boys or frontiersmen: applied specifically, in the late Spanish-American war, to the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry, recruited partly from Western cow-boys.
Usage in the news

Roughriders score six times in shutout win. dailystandard.com

St Marys pushed its record to 5-0-1 on the girls' soccer season as the Roughriders braved the rain to post a 6-0 win over Coldwater on Thursday at Village Hall Field in Coldwater. dailystandard.com

Keuchel, Martinez lead Hooks past RoughRiders. caller.com

Lions' Adam Bighill celebrates his interception against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first half of their CFL game Nov 3. vancouversun.com

Roughriders unable to dig out of early 1-0 hole. dailystandard.com

Calgary Stampeders' quarterback Drew Tate (left) rolls away from Saskatchewan Roughriders' Tearrius George during the second half of their West Division semifinal CFL football game in Calgary, Alberta, November 11, 2012. vancouversun.com

Burke should say something crazy, la Roughriders' Chamblin. innipegfreepress.com

The Texas Rangers called up Grimm on Monday from the RoughRiders, its Double-A team in Frisco, Texas, in hopes up building up its pitching depth. onlineathens.com

NEW BREMEN — The New Bremen Cardinals put together a winning 10-deep effort against the St Marys Roughriders. theeveningleader.com

The weather and how much history matters were the themes Saturday at McMahon Stadium as the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders prepared for the CFL's West semifinal. innipegfreepress.com

Stampeders downplay post-season history versus Roughriders. vancouversun.com

Then, things started going the Roughriders' way. dailystandard.com

Pro-Roughriders billboard on Route 90 at Silver Avenue urges green dress code for Banjo Bowl. innipegfreepress.com

Valiants hit high gear, outrun Roughriders. portlandtribune.com

RoughRiders Beat Muskegon in Possibly Last Home Game. kcrg.com

Usage in literature

They are more ready to copy a corps of roughriders than a Roman cohort. "The School by the Sea" by Angela Brazil

I like him; he's the best roughrider I ever saw. "The Sweep Winner" by Nat Gould

Then he stiffened and in all visible regards was again Old Chesty, the roughrider. "Local Color" by Irvin S. Cobb