galloper

noun

Definition of gallopernext
as in trotter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloper
  1. trotter
  2. racehorse
  3. warhorse
  4. mount
  5. pony
  6. gelding
  7. colt
  8. packhorse
Noun
  • One Studios International is getting on its trotters through its eye-catchingly titled doc If Pigs Could Talk.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
    Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Definition of trotter
Noun
  • Among this group of donors are CEOs, lawyers and racehorse owners.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
  • These pastures raise many of the state’s famous Kentucky Derby racehorses.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of racehorse
Noun
  • The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.
    Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • At 33, Watt is young enough not to be tired of even the most familiar rock radio warhorses.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of warhorse
Noun
  • Pressure mounts in Israel for hostage deal The articles were published days after six Israeli hostages were found dead in a tunnel in Gaza, sparking Israeli protests and outrage at Netanyahu, who the families of some hostages see as sabotaging a cease-fire deal for his own political gain.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The 150 lumens, the ability to focus or broaden the beam with a simple adjustment, and the easy-swivel mount combine to do a great job lighting up the trail.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of mount
Noun
  • Kim and her pint-sized cutie get acquainted with a miniature pony.
    Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The chief animal protagonists in this story are two dogs and a polo pony.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of pony
Noun
  • Kelce, the boyfriend of pop megastar Taylor Swift, bought into the 3-year-old gelding about a month ago, but his involvement was disclosed only this week by owners Team Valor International partnership.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The veterinarian who assisted in the rescue posted an update on the horse’s condition and shared a photo of the 20-year-old Arabian gelding on Facebook.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Definition of gelding
Noun
  • The painstaking Pletcher was up to that task, putting the colt into a nearly 90-day layoff/back-to-school course of works, no racing, largely at Saratoga.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The colt isn’t getting the respect the Santa Anita Derby winner normally gets and is listed at 20-1 on the morning line.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Definition of colt
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.
    Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
Definition of packhorse
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