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Australian light-horseman

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Etymology

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From light (not heavy, adjective) +‎ horseman (noun).

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Noun

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light-horseman (plural light-horsemen)

  1. A soldier who serves in the light cavalry.
  2. (US, obsolete) A West Indian fish, Chaetodipterus faber, with a high dorsal fin and brilliant colours.
  3. (Australia, obsolete) A snapper, Pagrus auratus, whose skull is shaped in the front like a cap worn by light-horsemen.

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