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roughrider¹

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From rough + rider.

noun roughriders · rough rider

  1. A horsebreaker.
  2. historical A noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry whose duty is to assist the riding master.
  3. US, capitalized, historical, often, slang A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War

Roughrider²

noun Roughriders

  1. US, dated, slang A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War
  2. A team member for the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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"roughrider." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roughrider. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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roughrider. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roughrider

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@misc{roughrider_2026,
  title = {roughrider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roughrider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}