CAVALRYMAN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

cavalryman

noun

Definition of cavalryman

as in dragoon

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Recent Examples of cavalryman On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead. — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026 The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen? — Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 The mug in question is that of Jean Gabin, who plays a cavalryman named Lucien Bourrache. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cavalryman

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Noun

At the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, General George Washington’s soldiers were forced to retreat following an attack from a small contingent of British dragoons.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.

— / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025

Definition of dragoon

Noun

This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
An older man was carefully helped off one helicopter, while a soldier carried an older woman on his back to a medical tent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of soldier

Noun

Everything inside this zone is visible to drones, which means that any Russian truck, tank, or infantryman seeking to attack new territory is instantly identified and can easily be hit.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Platner went on to serve three tours there as a Marine infantryman, engaging in close combat in Ramadi and Fallujah.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 21 May 2026

Definition of infantryman

Noun

The army Mladic created to fight in Bosnia was a model of ruthlessness, daring and brutality in the Serb warrior tradition, once prized in the life-or-death partisan struggle against the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia in World War Two.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
As a warrior for kindness and a defender of hope, may Parton’s legacy never leave us.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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