RACEHORSE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A horse bred for racing

Synonyms:

bangtail; race horse; racehorse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("racehorse" is a kind of...):

Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racehorse"):

thoroughbred (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)

pony (an informal term for a racehorse)

yearling (a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth)

two-year-old horse; two year old (a racehorse that is two years old)

three-year-old horse; three year old (a racehorse that is three years old)

dark horse (a racehorse about which little is known)

mudder (a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack)

nonstarter (a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered)

pacemaker; pacer; pacesetter (a horse used to set the pace in racing)

trotter; trotting horse (a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing)