roughrider
/ˈrʌfˌraɪdər/
noun
- A person who breaks or trains wild horses to be ridden.
- My grandfather was a roughrider in his youth, working with horses on the open range.
- The ranch hired a skilled roughrider to tame the mustangs.
- The rodeo featured a competition for the best roughrider of the season.
- A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment that fought in the Spanish-American War, led by Theodore Roosevelt.
- The Rough Riders charged up San Juan Hill in a famous battle.
- Many young men volunteered to join the Rough Riders after reading about the war.
- The museum has a display about Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
- A person who is tough, adventurous, or skilled at handling difficult situations.
- The old sailor was a roughrider of the seas, having survived many storms.
- She's a political roughrider who isn't afraid to challenge the system.
- In the world of business, you need to be a roughrider to survive the competition.
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