equestrian

English

An equestrian sculpture of Brazilian military hero David Canabarro (1796–1867)

Adjective

equestrian (comparative more equestrian, superlative most equestrian)

1. of horseback riding or horseback riders

   They were an equestrian people.

   After his death an equestrian statue was created.

Translations

of horseback riding or horseback riders

• Bulgarian: конен (bg) (konen)
• Dutch: ruiter (nl)
• Finnish: ratsastus- (fi), ratsastaja- (fi)
• French: hippique (fr)

• Polish: jeździecki (pl)
• Russian: конный (ru) (kónnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: marcach (gd)
• Spanish: ecuestre (es)

Noun

equestrian (plural equestrians)

1. an equestrian person; a horserider

Translations

an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback

• Bulgarian: конник (bg) m (konnik)
• Finnish: ratsastaja (fi)
• Italian: equestre (it) m and f
• Norwegian: rytter (no) m

• Russian: наездник (ru) (najézdnik) m , наездница (ru) (najézdnica) f , всадник (ru) (vsádnik) m , всадница (ru) (vsádnica) f 
• Scottish Gaelic: marcach (gd)
• Swedish: ryttare (sv) c, ryttarinna (sv) f

Hyponyms

• equestrienne

Derived terms

• equestrianism