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
  • One other factor is that there will likely be fewer deaths because the foal crop is in serious decline, meaning fewer racehorses.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Among this group of donors are CEOs, lawyers and racehorse owners.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 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
  • The aluminum mount is super strong, and attaches to basically anything—a camper, roof rack, your 4Runner’s trunk, or a truck bed’s tie down rails.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Berger mounts whispered conversations in shadowy hallways, deploys slow-motion sequences backed up by an operatic score, and builds striking tableaus of cardinals warily eyeing one another—elements that are then deliberately paired with hammy, self-aware dialogue.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of mount
Noun
  • Ventura County Animal Services said 115 horses, five ponies, three donkeys, seven sheep, 33 goats, four mini horses, one cattle, and 20 alpacas are being sheltered Friday as evacuees.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Brown also owns a rabbit and farm animals, including goats, sheep, a donkey and a pony.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 19 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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