horsewoman
noun
horse·wom·an
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Definition of horsewoman
2
: a woman skilled in caring for or managing horses
3
: a woman who breeds or raises horses
Examples of horsewoman in a Sentence
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Her horse was startled but the queen, in a remarkable display of her sangfroid and horsewoman’s skills, quickly kept him under control and kept on riding as police rushed behind her to subdue the gunman. — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, "Duchess Meghan attends Trooping the Colour after skipping Trump visit, Prince Louis makes balcony debut," 8 June 2019 Life as a horsewoman or man is never easy—just ask any member of the royal family or a bevy of American heiresses—but the tasks involved with exercising and training can get especially tricky when winter weather comes into play. — Leah Melby Clinton, Town & Country, "Behold: The Most Stylish Equestrian Winter Work Suit," 8 Jan. 2019 The Dior Cruise 2019 collection was supposedly influenced by escaramuzas — traditional, highly skilled Mexican horsewomen — and the female characters from The House of the Spirits, the classic debut novel from Chilean writer Isabel Allende. — Mekita Rivas, Teen Vogue, "Jennifer Lawrence’s New Dior Ad Is Being Accused of Cultural Appropriation," 16 Nov. 2018 Saturday’s races will be chaired by fourth generation Elkridge-Harford horsewoman Elizabeth Voss Murray, her husband Garrett Murray and her brother Samuel Voss. — Maryanna Skowronski, The Aegis, "Maryland's steeplechase season kicks off Saturday, April 7, with Elkridge-Harford races," 2 Apr. 2018 At a picnic thrown in honor of the survey crew, George met Rachael Murdock, a schoolteacher and horsewoman who had grown up in Tempe. — Andrea Galyean, azcentral, "Decades of Arizona artists have called Scottsdale Cattle Track Arts Compound home," 15 Mar. 2018 This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding. — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, "Britain to Bandera: A horsewoman’s journey from uppercrust to working class," 20 Feb. 2018 His mother was a horsewoman and tournament bridge competitor who played with expert bridge player-writer Charles Goren. — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, "Herbert Smedley Walters, 91, pharmaceutical salesman who gave to Friends's Central and Villanova University," 19 Dec. 2017 The retreats are led by horsewoman Tammy Pate and yoga instructor Janice Baxter and aim to show participants how to incorporate yoga into their horse-riding program. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "Tips & deals: Trip for cowgirls who love yoga, European vacation savings and more," 26 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'horsewoman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for horsewoman
horsewoman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of horsewoman
: a woman who rides horses
: a woman who breeds or manages horses
See the full definition for horsewoman in the English Language Learners Dictionary
horsewoman
noun
horse·wom·an
| \ ˈhȯrs-ˌwu̇-mən
\
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plural horsewomen\ -ˌwi-mən \
Kids Definition of horsewoman
: a woman skilled in riding on horseback or in handling horses