Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman who rides a horse or performs on horseback.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A female rider or performer on horseback.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a female equestrian

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[equestr(ian) + -ienne, feminine suff. (from French, feminine of -ien, -ian).]

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Examples

  • They would not be the only royals to serve in the regiment; their aunt, Princess Anne, was an accomplished equestrienne who already held the rank of colonel in the Blues and Royals.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Christie's International Real Estate A co-founder of private equity shop Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Mr. Roberts in the 1990s assembled the property in Paicines, 50 miles east of Monterey, and turned it into an equestrian ranch for his late wife, Leanne, an equestrienne and horse breeder.

    Private Properties -- Photos 2011

  • They would not be the only royals to serve in the regiment; their aunt, Princess Anne, was an accomplished equestrienne who already held the rank of colonel in the Blues and Royals.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Nor could he fail, as she crossed the floor, to see two women: one, the grand lady, the mistress of the Big House; one, the lovely equestrienne statue beneath the dull-blue, golden-trimmed gown, that no gowning could ever make his memory forget.

    CHAPTER X 2010

  • A co-founder of private equity shop Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Mr. Roberts in the 1990s assembled the property in Paicines, 50 miles east of Monterey, and turned it into an equestrian ranch for his late wife, Leanne, an equestrienne and horse breeder.

    Estate Rented by Obama Sells for $22.4 Million 2011

  • Neither the daughter of ex-CNN commentator Lou Dobbs nor her fellow celeb-equestrienne Georgina Bloomberg (daughter of N.Y.C. Mayor Mike) placed in the big-money ranks of Thursday night's $30,000 open jumper class at Verizon Center, reports our colleague T. Rees Shapiro.

    Update: Strong finish for Hillary Dobbs at Washington International Horse Show The Reliable Source 2010

  • Critics first flipped for her as an adolescent equestrienne in "National Velvet" 1944.

    Film Legend Meshed Stardom With Her Roller-Coaster Life Stephen Miller 2011

  • Born in London, Ms. Redgrave was an accomplished equestrienne and didn't take up the family profession until her late teens, when she attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

    Actress Found Rich Material in Her Life Story 2010

  • A few years before this, Swinburne's friend, the redoubtable equestrienne Adah Mencken, had complained to

    'The Oxford Book of Parodies' 2010

  • He indicated his partner, a paunchy, silver-haired Asian, who was adding a second loop of barrier tape to keep out the curious, then indicated the equestrienne, We found Mrs. Rosenfield right about where she is now.

    Terrific Tuesday with P.A. Brown:) Molly Daniels 2010

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