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“Cavalryman” or “Cavalrymen”

cavalryman / cavalrymen are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

cavalryman

  • nouna soldier in a motorized army unit.
  • nouna soldier mounted on horseback.

cavalrymen

  • nouna soldier in a motorized army unit.
  • nouna soldier mounted on horseback.
Usage

Examples in context

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“cavalryman”

  • …de Paris - (3) - Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013)
  • …in 122 BC), a Roman cavalryman is depicted wearing it with…
  • …was attacked by a Confederate cavalryman and sustained a head wound…

“cavalrymen”

  • Many of the Prussian cavalrymen were Landwehr - second class
  • …one of Alexander the Great's cavalrymen.
  • …reservation heading north, and 40 Cavalrymen from H Troop under LT…
  • …a drunken row among 6th cavalrymen in Hays, Kansas resulted in…
  • …revolted and turned on the cavalrymen and in the fierce fight…
  • …end of the day, the cavalrymen suffered 36 casualties including a…
  • …of the 4th AD, the cavalrymen allowed that division to reach…
  • Then cavalrymen then remounted themselves with confiscated
  • …of rough riding took the cavalrymen on wild chases throughout the…
  • …sarcophagus and Alexander mosaic show cavalrymen of the Ancient Macedonian army…

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