roughrider

English

Etymology

From rough +‎ rider.

Noun

roughrider (plural roughriders)

1. A horsebreaker.
2. (military, dated) A noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry whose duty is to assist the riding master.

Related terms

• roughriding

See also

• rough rider

References

• “roughrider”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.