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Rough Rider

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rough·rid·er  (rfrdr)
n.
1. A skilled rider of little-trained horses, especially one who breaks horses for riding.
2. Rough Rider A member of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry regiment under Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War.
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Noun1.Rough Rider - a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)Rough Rider - a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
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