Definition
Plural of cavalryman; multiple soldiers who serve or fight in a cavalry unit.
Etymology
Plural form of cavalryman, combining 'cavalry' (from Latin 'caballus') with the plural form 'men'.
Kelly Says
The term 'cavalrymen' captures a specific historical era—by the 20th century, most cavalry units had switched from horses to tanks and armored cars, but the name stuck.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰራዊት (seraweyt)
seh-rah-weet
ARالعربية
فرسان (farasān)
far-a-saan
BNবাংলা
সৈন্য (sainya)
soy-nya
CACatalà
cavallers
kah-vah-lerz
CSČeština
jezdectvo
ye-zhedt-voh
DADansk
rytterne
ryt-teh-neh
DEDeutsch
Kavallerie
kah-vah-lee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ιππέτες (ippetis)
ip-peh-tis
ESEspañol
caballeros
kah-bah-YEH-ros
FAفارسی
سوارهسواران (sowar-e-sowarān)
soo-war-e-soo-war-aan
FISuomi
ratsastajat
rats-a-sta-ja-t
FRFrançais
cavaliers
kah-vaye-ay
GUGU
યોદ્ધા (yoddha)
yo-d-dha
HAHA
yan daba
yan dah-bah
HEעברית
קשתים (kashtim)
kas-tim
HIहिन्दी
सवार (savaar)
saw-vaar
HUMagyar
lovagok
loh-vah-gohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kavaleri
kah-vah-leh-ree
ITItaliano
cavalieri
kah-vah-lee-eh-ree
KKKK
жүргіншілер (jürginşiler)
jur-gin-shee-ler
KMKM
អ្នកសង្រាម (anek sangream)
ah-nek sang-ream
MRMR
सैनिक (Sainik)
say-ni-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
kavaleri
kah-vah-leh-ree
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မ (taepma)
taep-ma
NLNederlands
cavaliers
kah-vah-lee-erz
NONorsk
rytterne
ryt-teh-neh
PAPA
ਸૈਨਿਕ (saenik)
say-nik
PLPolski
Kawalerowie
kah-vah-lee-oh-vee
PTPortuguês
cavaleiros
kah-vuh-lay-rohs
RORomână
cavalierii
kah-vah-lee-eh-ree
RUРусский
кавалеристы
kah-vah-lee-ris-tyi
SVSvenska
ryttarna
ryt-tar-na
SWKiswahili
wapendaji
wah-pen-dah-jee
TAதமிழ்
வீரர்கள் (vēirargal)
veer-ar-gal
TEతెలుగు
సైనికులు (sainikulu)
say-ni-koo-loo
THไทย
ขุนนาง (khun nang)
koon nang
TLTL
kabalyero
kah-bah-lee-eh-roh
TRTürkçe
süvari
soo-vah-ree
UKУкраїнська
кавалеристи
kah-vah-lee-ris-tyi
URاردو
سوار (suwar)
soo-war
VITiếng Việt
kỵ sĩ
kyh see
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of 'cavalryman'; default masculine collective for mounted military units despite documented female participation.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'cavalry soldiers,' 'cavalry personnel,' or 'cavalry officers' when referring to mixed-gender or unspecified groups.
Inclusive Alternatives
["cavalry soldiers","cavalry personnel","cavalry officers","troopers"]
Empowerment Note
Female cavalry soldiers including Harriet Tubman (Union cavalry scout), Maria Bochkareva (Russian cavalry), and Noor Inayat Khan (SOE) were historically minimized by masculine collective language.