different between horseman vs guardian

English

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Etymology

From Middle English horsman, equivalent to horse +? man.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?rsm?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??sm?n/
• Hyphenation: horse?man

Noun

horseman (plural horsemen)

1. A man who rides a horse.
2. A soldier on horseback.
3. A man skilled in horsemanship.
4. (Britain, agriculture, obsolete) A man in charge of work horses.
5. A swift-running land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies.
6. (obsolete) A West Indian fish of the genus Equetes

Synonyms

• equestrian

Translations

See also

• horseman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• menorahs, rhamnose

Middle English

Noun

horseman

1. Alternative form of horsman

English

Etymology

From Middle English gardein, garden, (also wardein, > Modern English warden), from Anglo-Norman guardein, from Old French *guardian, gardein, garden, *gardenc, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare French gardien. Doublet of warden.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /????di.?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????d??n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d??n

Noun

guardian (plural guardians)

1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
2. (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
3. (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
5. (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.

Derived terms

• guardian angel
• guardianship
• guard

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (g?dian)

Translations

Anagrams

• Grauniad

Middle French

Etymology

Old French garden, from the verb guarder.

Noun

guardian m (plural guardians)

1. guardian; protector