How do you pronounce equestrian?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/.

equestrian

/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: eq-ues-tri-an
IPA: /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/

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Meaning

adj

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

adj

Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites.

noun

One who rides a horse.

noun

Synonym of eques.

Example Sentences

"They were an equestrian people."
"After his death an equestrian statue was erected."
"The society of colonial Spanish-America was one of the most equestrian in all history, and, to a very great extent, its existence depended on the adaptability of the Old World horse to New World conditions."

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁eḱ-, equester

Inflected Forms

more equestrian (comparative) most equestrian (superlative) equestrians (plural)

Derived Forms

camelestrian equestrianess equestrianism equestrianize equestrianly equestrianship nonequestrian unequestrian

Phrases

equestrian vaulting para-equestrian

Frequently Paired Words

equine cavalry horseback

Synonyms

horseman horserider eques horseback rider

Rhymes With

pedestrian