rough rider

Definition of Rough Rider in English :

1. rough rider

a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rough Rider

noun

a rider of wild or unbroken horses

noun

1.

a person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden

2.

a person who does much hard, rough riding

3. US; [R-]

a member of a volunteer cavalry regiment organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish American War (1898)

: also Rough Rider

n.

1. A skilled rider of little-trained horses, especially one who breaks horses for riding.

2. Rough Rider A member of the First US Volunteer Cavalry regiment under Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.