rough-rider noun.
['rʌfrʌɪdǝ] M18.[from ROUGH adjective + RIDER noun.]1. A person who breaks in horses; a person who can ride an unbroken horse.
M18.2. A rough-mannered horse-rider.
E19.b. Military. An irregular cavalryman;
spec. (US
Hist.) a member of the Volunteer Cavalry regiment in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
L19. ■ rough-ride verb intrans. [back-form.] ride an unbroken horse;
fig. domineer
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