rough rider — 1733, horse breaker, from ROUGH (Cf. rough) (adj. or adv.) + RIDER (Cf. rider). In specific military use, a non commissioned officer in cavalry regiments from 1802; meaning irregular cavalryman is attested from 1884 … Etymology dictionary
Rough Rider Award — The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award is an award presented by the governor of the state of North Dakota. It is bestowed upon prominent North Dakotans.Recipients Note: date in parentheses indicates date of award *Lawrence Welk, entertainer… … Wikipedia
rough rider — n A person with an excellent car. That dude she goes with is arough rider with a really slick rod. 1990s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Rough Rider — Member of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry regiment in the Spanish American War. The group, organized and led by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood, included cowboys, miners, policemen, and college athletes. The most famous of its exploits in the… … Universalium
Rough Rider — noun see roughrider 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rough Rider — Theodore Roosevelt twenty sixth President of the United States … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Rough Rider — member of the volunteer cavalry who fought in the Spanish American War … English contemporary dictionary
rough-rider — noun N. Amer. a person who breaks in or can ride unbroken horses … English new terms dictionary
Rough Rider — noun a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish American War (1898) • Hypernyms: ↑cavalryman, ↑trooper … Useful english dictionary
rough-rider — … Useful english dictionary
