cavalryman

Noun cavalryman has 2 senses

• cavalryman(n = noun.person) trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit;
is a member of cavalry, horse, horse cavalry
is a kind of soldier

• cavalryman(n = noun.person) trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
is a member of cavalry
has particulars: cuirassier, dragoon, hussar, lancer, rough rider
is a kind of soldier