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cav⋅al⋅ry⋅man

  [kav-uhl-ree-muhn, -man]
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–noun, plural -men  [-muhn, -men] .
a soldier in the cavalry.
Origin:
1855–60; cavalry + man 1
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cav·al·ry   (kāv'əl-rē)   
n.   pl. cav·al·ries

  1. A highly mobile army unit using vehicular transport, such as light armor and helicopters.

  2. Troops trained to fight on horseback.


[French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere, cavalier, from Old Italian; see cavalier.]
cav'al·ry·man n.
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