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roughrider

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rough⋅rid⋅er

[ruhf-rahy-der]
–noun
1. a person who breaks horses to the saddle.
2. a person accustomed to rough or hard riding.

Origin:
1725–35; rough + rider
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rough·rid·er   (rŭf'rī'dər)   
n.  
  1. A skilled rider of little-trained horses, especially one who breaks horses for riding.

  2. Rough Rider A member of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry regiment under Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.

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