Definition of Steeplechaser

1. Noun. A horse trained to run in steeplechases.

Generic synonyms: Equus Caballus, Horse, Racer

Definition of Steeplechaser

1. Noun. A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steeplechaser

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steeplechaser

steepens
steeper
steepers
steepest
steepeup
steepie
steepier
steepiest
steepiness
steeping
steepish
steeple
steeplebush
steeplebushes
steeplechase
steeplechaser (current term)
steeplechasers
steeplechases
steeplechasing
steeplechasings
steepled
steeplejack
steeplejacks
steepleless
steeplelike
steeples
steepling
steeply
steepness
steepnesses

Literary usage of Steeplechaser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Hand Bits of Stable Lore by Francis Morgan Ware (1902)
"Chapter XIII THE steeplechaser AND HIS SCHOOLING "^WENTY years ago," as the old man in " Adonis" used to say, the writer was once commissioned by a sporting ..."

2. Points of the Horse: A Treatise on the Conformation, Movements, Breeds and by Matthew Horace Hayes (1904)
"The Race-horse—The Racing Pony—The Hunter and steeplechaser—The Match Trotter and Pacer—The Heavy Cart-horse—The Harness-horse—The Hack —The Lady's ..."

3. A History of Steeple-chasing by William Charles Arlington Blew (1901)
"Defeat of Lottery, 88. Alterations to the course, 89. The steeplechaser ... End of the steeplechaser Bourton, 116. The steeplechases in the fifties, ..."

4. The Horse-trainer's and Sportsman's Guide: With Additional Considerations on by Digby Collins (1865)
"I have often heard it remarked that the steeplechaser of late years is but a racing ... The truth is, that the steeplechaser is a cast-off from the training ..."

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